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Reimagining Government: Finding Opportunity in the Crisis

Looming budget cuts, expanded missions, greater public demand, and a changing workforce--huge challenges for today's government agency leaders. These challenges present opportunities to maximize value and do better with less. With guidance coming from many directions, how can leaders determine what works best for their agencies? What are the "game-changers" in the arena of driving value? And how can leaders expedite value optimization?

Tags: Booz Allen Expert Voices , Booz Allen Hamilton , Expert Voices , Linda Cureton

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NIST's Leaf to become Labor deputy CIO

Dawn Leaf takes over for Tom Wiesner who retired in June.

Tags: technology , people , Labor , Jason Miller

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NIST to expand cloud computing circle

With the release of the draft of version 1 of the cloud technology roadmap, the agency wants to cast a wider net of cloud expertise. The draft roadmap could be used now by program managers and CIOs in order to meet OMB's goal of moving three services to the cloud by 2013.

Tags: technology , Patrick Gallagher , NIST , cloud computing , CIO Council , Jason Miller

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NIST creates cloud computing test bed

Federal News Radio was on hand for the latest NIST Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop where the agency announced it has created a cloud computing test bed named Koala. Dawn Leaf, NIST’s senior executive for Cloud Computing, told those in attendance the objective of the test bed is to “assess and characterize resource allocation algorithms [...]

Tags: cloud computing , Max Cacas , NIST , Vivek Kundra

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More time needed to finalize FedRAMP

GSA, DoD, DHS still need at least another month to finalize the FedRAMP requirements. Agencies and vendors are anxiously waiting the FedRAMP process to speed up the move to cloud computing and save money. The CIO Council also is developing the top 20 cloud security considerations to help agencies mitigate risks.

Tags: technology , GSA , DHS , CDC , NIST , DoD , cybersecurity , cloud computing , FedRAMP , AFCEA , infrastructure-as-a-service , Jason Miller

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Government Cloud Computing-"Progress & Best Practices"

November 18th at 12PM

Program will discuss the progress report on Government Cloud Computing Initiatives, top cloud computing priorities , challenges to overcome, lessons learned & best practices, and vision for the future.

Tags: technology , Federal Executive Forum , Trezza Media Group , Jim Flyzik , The Flyzik Group , Gunnar Hellekson , Red Hat , NIST , Jack Wilmer , DISA , Mike Krieger , Army

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NIST defining steps to cloud computing

Agencies are laying the foundation for the use of cloud computing in the government. Officials are marking their progress in smaller steps instead of big strides.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , NIST , cloud computing , Cita Furlani , Vivek Kundra , GSA , OMB , Max Cacas

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GSA finalizing requirements for FedRAMP

Agencies and vendors soon will be able to submit cloud-based products and services to be certified and accredited once and be available for use by all of government. Version 2 of the FedRAMP security controls should be ready in the next few weeks. Cloud working group still must address several questions about the approval process.

Tags: technology , Katie Lewin , Kurt Garbars , GSA , NIST , OMB , DoD , DHS , ISPAB , cloud computing , FedRAMP , privacy , cybersecurity , 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 , Dave McClure , Katie Ratte

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