Modernization
FedRAMP gets an OnRAMP
A new tool allows users to track cloud providers in FedRAMP process.
Digital Government
NOAA turns to industry for help in sharing its data
RFI seeks suggestions on how best to offer terabytes of weather data -- and to keep taxpayers from footing the bill.
Cybersecurity
Report: Big data, cybersecurity intrinsically linked
Analysts see 'tremendous value' in data the government collects, but say infrastructure and policy prevent making the best use of it.
Cybersecurity
Draft language signals more transparent NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has been on the defensive since it was revealed that the NSA subverted encryption standards.
Digital Government
DARPA seeks innovative ways to make sense of data
If big data represents the search for a needle in a haystack, DARPA aims to develop technology that explains why the needle is in the stack in the first place.
Digital Government
Report: Government might expand NSA's database
Pending lawsuits could prompt agency to preserve meta data far longer than planned.
Digital Government
Half of feds consider looking for jobs outside government
Survey finds widespread frustration over pay, furloughs and general dysfunction.
Modernization
Time to raise networking expectations in government
Agencies need to stop relying on 20th-century solutions and create networks than can move a terabyte of data per hour, says DOE official Greg Bell.
Digital Government
U.S. ranks sixth in use of digital government
Singapore, Norway and the United Arab Emirates were the top three in Accenture’s digital government survey.
Digital Government
Map of the World key to full immersion in geospatial data
Advances in cloud computing, mobile technology, networking, data transfer and computing speed allow for immediate access to geospatial data, and the intelligence community is ready to put that data to use.
Modernization
Survey highlights differences in IT preparedness
In a recent survey, 94 percent of state and local IT professionals said their agencies were not prepared for the coming IT challenges.
Modernization
Veterans Affairs seeks solutions to its storage problem
Department wants vendor input on storage-on-demand options.
Cybersecurity
Geospatial director: Make your data accessible
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency does not routinely share its information with the public, but after a recent natural disaster, the agency opened up its data with positive results.
Modernization
Does CBP’s Tombe expect too much from the cloud?
Readers challenged the Customs and Border Protection CTO’s assertion that 99.999 percent reliability should not cost extra.
Cybersecurity
Feds seek industry input for info-sharing architecture
The architecture is intended to make information sharing between federal agencies easier and less legally burdensome.
Cybersecurity
NSA cybersecurity issues echo scathing Hill report
A New York Times story on NSA vulnerabilities bears a striking resemblance to a report by Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee detailing problems at other agencies.
Digital Government
Raytheon latest to claim DARPA strategic tech funding
The newest award suggests the Pentagon and intelligence community want to improve the collection of geospatial data.
Cybersecurity
Don't be too sure about the state of your security
Cyberthreat Defense Report sheds light on global cybersecurity measures
Digital Government
ODNI enlists telecoms to find metadata storage solution
A request for information seeks suggestions on how to keep telephone metadata accessible to spy agencies without the government storing it.
Digital Government