Cybersecurity
GSA Has a New Plan for Cloud Providers Navigating Changing Security Standards
Transition plan provides specific FedRAMP guidance to CSPs at varying stages.
Digital Government
White House: No Deportation for Justin Bieber
Obama administration declines to comment on anti-Bieber We the People petition.
Digital Government
NASA Found the New ‘Earth-like’ Planet Using Old Data
Kepler Space Telescope found a lot of data before it malfunctioned in 2013; scientists are now going back through it.
Digital Government
GSA's Dave McClure to Retire
The associate administrator of the General Services Administration's Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies was a leader in key initiatives.
Digital Government
Repurposing Old Drones to Bring Wi-Fi to War Fighters
DARPA’s turning unmanned aerial vehicles into very mobile hotspots.
Modernization
Is Your Agency Ready for the Cloud Security Deadline in June?
A compliance milestone and changes to FedRAMP itself are both approaching.
Modernization
Public or Private Cloud? The Decision Comes Down to Risk, DISA CIO Says
‘You have to understand risk and the data you’re dealing with,’ David Bennett says.
Digital Government
SEC's MIDAS program highlights how to do big data
Rather than retroactively try to reconstruct the next market anomaly, the SEC launched the Market Information Data Analytics System, which collects more than one billion records per day.
Modernization
DOD approves four cloud solutions for department-wide use
Commercial offerings meet DOD Impact Levels 1 and 2.
Modernization
Much ado about milCloud
DISA launches its internal cloud service, and industry players worry the deck may be stacked against them.
Digital Government
Is big data the cure for health-care systems?
A MeriTalk survey of executives in health care-related agencies and businesses found that fewer than 20 percent said their organization is prepared to work with big data.
Cybersecurity
Justice IG finds fault with encryption practices
An audit ripped the U.S. Attorneys’ office for failing to secure laptops and tablets holding sensitive information.
People
Getting beyond 'random acts of mobility'
While government can see the potential of mobile, lack of coordination is a recipe for failure, says HP Enterprise Services executive Bryan Coapstick.
Digital Government
USGS unveils new Web presence, seeks feedback
The new site is part of a two-year effort to make the U.S. Geological Survey's online resources more accessible and user-friendly.
Modernization
Is data center consolidation losing steam?
The federal government is lagging behind similar efforts in the private sector aimed at boosting security and saving money, says Brocade executive Anthony Robbins.
Digital Government
NOAA budget boost focused on data
The largest request for NOAA's five offices is the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, which would get an increase of about $165 million over fiscal 2014.
Digital Government
State Department: Mapping the humanitarian crisis in Syria
The department's maps can help people make sense of complex humanitarian emergencies and understand what is happening on the ground.
Digital Government
NGA: Seeking full immersion in geospatial data
NGA's Map of the World will serve as the backbone for the agency's innovative efforts to satisfy the geospatial appetites of the 17 intelligence agencies.
Digital Government