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FedRAMP achieves another cloud security milestone

HHS approves Amazon Web Services for meeting security requirements under the Federal Risk Authorization Management Program. The company's secure documents are available for other agencies to review to help accelerate their move to the cloud.

News Alert: Obama to nominate Tangherlini as GSA administrator

President Barack Obama will nominate Dan Tangherlini, the acting administrator of the General Services Administration, to officially fill that position. Tangherlini stepped into that post amid the April 2012 conference spending scandal at the agency.

PHOTOS: Meet the 2013 Service to America Medal Finalists

Each year, the Partnership for Public Service recognizes the outstanding achievements of dedicated federal workers with the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals.

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (AP file photo)

DoD to pursue commercial alternative to VA's VistA

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has decided to turn to the commercial marketplace for an integrated electronic health records solution rather than adopting VA's Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture. He cited market research that showed turning to the competitive process would generate reduced cost and technical risk for DoD.

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-- Teresa Carlson
vice president of the worldwide public sector division
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GSA Business Roundtable

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 - Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

TECHEXPO TOP SECRET HIRING EVENT- TYSONS CORNER, VA

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 - Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

InTTENSITY Federal Social Media Summit

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 - Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

U.S. Army PEO EIS Network Modernization Information Exchange

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 - Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

CloudForce DC

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 - Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

Big Data & Analytics in Government

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 - Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

Full-Motion Video Symposium

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 - Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

Innovation and Adaptation for the Future Force: A Professional Forum with...

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 - Friday, May 24th, 2013

U.S. Department of State Mobile Computing Forum

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 - Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

AFA Air Force Breakfast Program - Lt. Gen. Burton Field

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 - Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

The Battle: jQuery Mobile, Sencha Touch and Appcelerator Titanium

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 - Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

IRS Oxon Hill Vendor Expo

Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 - Wednesday, May 29th, 2013

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) IT Security Awareness...

Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 - Wednesday, May 29th, 2013

Creating Winning Proposals: Proposal Principles for Technical Volume

Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 - Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
    
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