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DoD research agency leads IPv6 transition
Agency CIOs are under pressure to move to the new network protocol over the next two years. Technology officials can look to the Defense Research and Engineering Network for some important lessons learned. DREN has successfully made the transition to IPv6.
Tags: technology , IPv6 , IPv4 , DoD , DREN , John Baird , OMB , Digital Government Institute , Max Cacas
OMB, CIO Council issues new IPv6 guidance
Agencies must make their data networks compliant with the IPv6 protocol now. The government and private industry face a looming crisis as Internet addresses defined by an increasingly dated technical protocol run out, possibly as early as next year. Agencies must first upgrade external servers to run the new protocol.
Tags: technology , IPv6 , OMB , Vivek Kundra , Commerce , Larry Strickling , NTIA , American Registry for Internet Numbers , Pete Tseronis , Energy , DoD , Ron Broersma , Max Cacas
Justice becomes latest to end troubled IT project
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra said Justice and Interior are the latest examples of agencies making hard decisions about underperforming IT projects. Justice canceled its litigation case management system after almost four years. Interior rescoped its Incident Management Analysis and Reporting System.
Tags: technology , Vivek Kundra , Van Hitch , Bernie Mazur , OMB , Justice , Interior , IT Dashboard , Project management , Jason Miller
Kundra says reducing data centers takes a village
Agency strategies to consolidate data centers are due to OMB by Aug. 30. Kundra says his office will approve them by Dec. 31. He advises agencies that this is more than a technology initiative.
Tags: technology , Vivek Kundra , Nancy Sutley , OMB , Council on Environmental Quality , data center consolidation , sustainability , real estate , Jason Miller
CIO Council guides privacy in the cloud
Council issues guidelines for how agencies can ensure information is kept private in public and private clouds. The document highlights nine potential risks, and offers ways to mitigate them.
Tags: technology , cloud computing , privacy , cybersecurity , Jason Miller
DHS shares privacy expertise in new handbook
The document describes how the agency protects privacy, including training and dealing with personal information. DHS tracks all privacy breaches in a secure online database.
Tags: management , DHS , privacy , Rachel Stevens
Navy CIO Carey leaving
He plans on taking a new position later this summer. Carey says after three years in the position, it's time to move on to new challenges.
Tags: technology , Rob Carey , Navy , Jason Miller
CIO Council report on cloud sets future vision
The document highlights work being done by NIST, standards working group and budget guidance to agencies. NIST to come out with several special publications to help agencies implement cloud computing. The CIO Council also includes use cases on 30 different cloud implementations.
Tags: technology , Vivek Kundra , OMB , GSA , DISA , RAT Board , NIST , cloud computing , data center consolidation , Jason Miller
Performance management on agencies' front burners
President Obama has said publicly that he is a big fan of performance management, and wants to blend its practice into the day-to-day operation of the Federal Government. But what does that mean for feds who are tasked with actually making the wheels of government turn every day? The Association of Government Accountants convened a conference to discuss performance in government.
Tags: management , AGA , Department of Transportation , Linda Washington , OPM , CHCO Council , Al Reynolds , Treasury Department , CFO Council , Mike Duffy , Rich Beck , Department of the Interior , Performance Improvement Council , President Obama , Max Cacas
White House promising more attention to 508
Special advisor the President Kareem Dale is refocusing agency efforts to make sure Web sites and other technology meets the accessibility law. The CIO Council also is looking at technology issues for people with disabilities. Dale says Justice also is working on a new survey of how agencies are complying with Section 508.
Tags: technology , Kareem Dale , White House , Telework Exchange , Section 508 , telework
