Emerging Tech
How Tiny Pieces of Space Junk Could Wreak Havoc on US Weather Forecasts
The proliferation of space debris -- and its destructive capacity -- is bad news for the thousands of satellites orbiting Earth.
Emerging Tech
GAO Saved the Government $40 billion in 2 Years. Why Isn’t Anyone Listening?
The biennial High-Risk List is GAO’s most-valued effort -- a detailed description of the most troubled large-scale programs and projects in government.
Modernization
CIA is Bringing Amazon’s Marketplace to the Intelligence Community
In the coming months, Amazon Web Services will launch an IC-only cloud marketplace that aims to shake up the way spy agencies purchase software.
Digital Government
GAO's High-Risk List Adds IT Acquisition and Veteran Health Care
Multiple Capitol Hill sources confirmed to Nextgov that IT acquisition and operations and veteran health care are now included.
Emerging Tech
How VMware Plans to Conquer the Cloud Market
The company is now squarely in the public sector cloud services market, challenging Amazon Web Services, CGI Federal, Autonomic Resources, IBM, Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, Oracle and others.
Emerging Tech
What's Under the Hood of GSA's $100M Cloud Contract
Don’t worry: Aquilent says it won’t be a cloud broker in name only.
Emerging Tech
Why the Pentagon CIO Hates the Term ‘Data Center’
Pentagon officials talk cloud computing.
Modernization
The Pentagon Accelerates Move to Cloud Computing
The proof is in the participation: The Defense Department’s latest cloud security guidelines received 800-plus public comments, the vast majority of them from industry players and cloud providers.
Modernization
This Is How Feds Will Protect Sensitive Data in the Cloud
The so-called high-impact baseline has become a major priority because of recent demand from both the Defense Department and civilian agencies.
Emerging Tech
Feds Get a How-To Guide for Responding to Social Media Hacks
If you’re a fed whose job involves dealing with your department’s social media accounts, this resource is worth a look.
Modernization
GSA Spends Over $100 Million for New Cloud Services
Awarded through GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, the contract will be a GSA-wide procurement vehicle,
Emerging Tech
For Feds, Choosing Cloud Services is a Lot Like Dating
Know what you want and be serious about committing are sage pieces of advice that also apply to procuring cloud computing services in the federal government.
Emerging Tech
Obama’s Best SOTU Quip Rips ‘I’m Not a Scientist’ Line
Obama’s best line of the night may have come when he addressed climate change.
Emerging Tech
Customs Agency Has to Keep Records for 75 Years. That’s a Lot of Tape Drives.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is mandated to store certain records for more than 70 years.
Emerging Tech
What Do DISA’s New Cloud Security Requirements Mean for Classified Information?
The Defense Information Systems Agency released updated cloud security requirements this week, simplifying the “impact levels” that classify information sensitivity.
Emerging Tech
Dan Tangherlini’s Tech Legacy
The outgoing head of the General Services Administration was directly responsible for the wealth of next-generation digital talent that now roams the agency's halls.
Emerging Tech
A Closer Look at How IBM’s Watson Could Transform Veteran Health Care
VA’s experiment with IBM’s Watson computer represents a chance for some groundbreaking efforts in health care.
Emerging Tech
Introducing the New Emerging Tech Blog
Regular topics will include interesting tidbits on IT, research and development efforts, the rumor mill and emerging ideas that may one day be the next big deal.
Digital Government
DISA Reshuffle Shines Spotlight on Cyber
Restructure puts cybersecurity in the limelight, with cyber categorized by as the most important of five “Cs” for which DISA will be responsible.
Emerging Tech