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GSA awards 11 spots on first cloud BPA

Vendors still must go through the cybersecurity certification and accreditation process before they can offer these infrastructure services. This is the first award under the federal cloud computing initiative. All of these services will be available through the Apps.gov platform.

Tags: contracting , technology , industry , Vivek Kundra , GSA , OMB , cloud computing , infrastructure-as-a-service , apps.gov , FedRAMP , Jason Miller

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2010 ELC: Delivering Transformation

2010 ELC plans to bring together leaders from government and industry to discuss how results-oriented approaches are working, how to address existing capability gaps, and how to sustain continuous government transformation. We get a preview from conference chairs Kathy Conrad and Dave McClure.

Tags: Federal Drive , management , ELC , Executive Leadership Conference , Kathy Conrad ,

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GSA shuffles the decks at OGP, Citizen Services

Keith Thurston will work with Dave McClure on e-government efforts as will the Data.gov team. GSA also is hiring full-time employees to help the assorted CXO councils.

Tags: management , technology , Keith Thurston , Kathleen Turco , Bill Piatt , Marion Royal , Sally Kiel , Allan VanderMallie , GSA , OMB , e-government , Jason Miller

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West: No reason to fear move to cloud computing

Cloud computing is going to save agencies lots of money, Brookings scholar says, and there's no reason to wait.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Darrell West , Brookings Institution , cloud computing , management , technology , Dawn Leaf , Katie Ratte

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OMB, GSA hope fourth time is a charm for USA.gov

Agencies launch redesigned governmentwide portal with Microsoft's Bing search engine. As a part of the launch, OMB and GSA make 18 mobile applications available from agencies across the government. Federal CIO Kundra says the government must improve how citizens access information and interact with agencies.

Tags: technology , Jeff Zients , Vivek Kundra , OMB , GSA , EPA , TSA , CPSC , Apple , Google , RIM , iPhone , Droid , BlackBerry , mobile apps , USA.gov , search , Jason Miller

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Federal cloud computing eyeballed on Capitol Hill

Federal agencies are under the gun to develop strategies for moving many of their IT functions into the cloud.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , House Oversight and Government Reform Commitee , cloud computing , technology , acquisition , Edolphus Towns , Darrell Issa , Vivek Kundra , Cita Furlani , Greg Wilshusen

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House panel gets cloud computing lowdown

Despite the potential benefits, a congressional watchdog warns that a more detailed game plan is needed to cover security and procedural concerns about cloud computing voiced by federal agencies themselves.

Tags: technology , cloud computing , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Edolphus Towns , Darrell Issa , Vivek Kundra , GSA , Greg Wilshusen , GAO , Max Cacas

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The changing state of Public Sector collaboration and associated operations

The Future of Public Sector Workforce and Workspace Sustainability is a series featuring a panel of renowned government and technology-industry experts. The panel, The changing state of Public Sector collaboration and associated operations, the first in the series looks at the challenges and evolving landscape facing Public Sector agencies, and how advanced collaboration models and solutions help organizations raise performance and satisfy citizen demands.

Tags: technology , Cisco , The Future of Public Sector Workforce , GSA , Afia K. Asamoah , FDA , Gerald T. Charles Jr}Internet Business Solutions G

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GSA to issue new solicitations for cloud

Agency plans to release a RFI for software-as-a-service in the next week, and a RFQ for infrastructure-as-a-service in the next month. GSA says it has learned from the previous acquisition attempts and will come out with strategies that better fit agency needs, and vendor offerings.

Tags: technology , contracting , GSA , cloud computing , infrastructure-as-a-service , software-as-a-service , FedRAMP

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Agencies going "all in" on new media citizen engagement

Federal agencies are increasingly turning to the tools of social collaboration, and doing it in a way that fits the mission of the organization.

Tags: management , technology , best practices , Web 2.0 , Gov 2.0 , government 2.0 , Amanda Eamich , Janice Nall , Elizabeth Olmo

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