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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.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , GSA , Dave McClure , FedRAMP , cloud computing , Teresa Carlson , Management of Change Conference , ACT-IAC , HHS , Jason Miller

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As agencies come to terms with cloud security, another barrier emerges

FedRAMP and other initiatives are helping CIOs become more comfortable with securing data and applications in the cloud. But changing the way agencies buy, manage and oversee technology is a bigger roadblock in moving systems to the cloud.

Tags: technology , cloud computing , cybersecurity , FedRAMP , GSA , DHS , Richard Spires , Kevin Deeley , Justice , Mark Ryland , Homeland Security and Defense Business Council , Jason Miller

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Elasticity and the cloud

Mark Ryland, chief solutions architect with Amazon Web Services joins host John Gilroy to talk about how his company can help your agency transition to the cloud.
November 6, 2012

Tags: technology , cloud computing , Mark Ryland , NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory , NIH , USDA , IT security , flexibility , John Gilroy , Federal Tech Talk

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Big data gauntlet thrown down for agencies

Three agencies launched the Big Data Challenge Wednesday asking for ideas to bring together disparate data sets that help agencies meet their missions better. The contest is part of the administration's national big data development effort. The TechAmerica Foundation also released a new report to help agencies understand and use information more effectively.

Tags: technology , big data , TechAmerica Foundation , NASA , NSF , Energy , Suzi Iacono , Bill Perlowitz , Wyle , Steve Lucas , SAP , Teresa Carlson , chief data officer , FCC , Steve Mills , IBM , challenges , contests , Jason Miller

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