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Lessons from NASA's Nebula cloud platform
Chris Kemp, CTO for IT at NASA, joins host John Gilroy to discuss the agency's Nebula Cloud Platform.
December 14, 2010
Tags: cloud computing , open government , Chris Kemp , NASA , NASA Ames Research Center , Nebula , technology , data center consolidation , John Gilroy , Federal Tech Talk
Mindshare: managing IT projects incrementally
Randolph Hite with GAO says his experience over the last 30 years in looking at large-scale IT projects across more federal departments and agencies than I can name has shown that this self-evident truth has been long and widely recognized and adopted when it comes to how IT projects are developed or acquired.
Tags: Federal Drive , Mindshare , Randolph Hite , GAO , technology , acquisition
Are federal agencies truly managing IT projects incrementally?
Does acquiring or developing a system incrementally equate to managing it incrementally? In a word, the answer is "no." Randolph C. Hite is the director of IT Architecture and Systems Issues at the Government Accountability Office.
Tags: Mindshare , GAO , Randolph Hite , management , technology
OMB lays out plan to improve IT management
The Office of Management and Budget announced five structural changes to put renewed focus on improving IT management. OMB CPO Jeffrey Zients says the way government currently budgets for and acquires IT is "broken."
Tags: OMB , Jeffrey Zients , technology , management , budget , Scott Carr , cloud computing , data center consolidation
NDU course targets common mistakes in IT project management
National Defense University's iCollege professor Andy Gravatt explains the lessons on his course syllabus, from communication to risk management.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Andy Gravatt , National Defense University , technology , contracting , management , Project management , Jolie Lee
NASA discusses challenges of data center consolidation
It's been more than nine months since the
Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative
began with the intent to reduce energy
usage, lower IT costs and improve security.
And some federal agencies are discovering
that it's difficult to reduce spending
without putting some money upfront first.
NASA is just one of the federal agencies
trying to [...]
Tags: OMB , Chris Kemp , NASA , cloud computing , technology , Federal Cloud Blog , Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative , IT infrastructure
Cybersecurity leadership changes with new Congress
As the dust settles from the midterm elections, look for changes to how cybersecurity matters are handled on Capitol Hill. Homeland Security NewsWire is reporting that Representatives Peter King of New York and Darrell Issa of California will likely chair two committees with cybersecurity oversight.
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , 2010 Election , Congress , Congressional Spotlight , Peter King , Darrell Issa , homeland security , Federal Drive , Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Election 2010
ACT-IAC recommendations for improving large-scale IT acquisitions
ACT-IAC offers recommendations for improving large-scale IT acquisitions.
Tags: ACT , IAC , acquisition , contracting , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider
Big Data: Advancing the Art of Analytics
October 20th, 2010 at 11 AM
The application of knowledge discovery within the cloud is immensely powerful, but not inbuilt. We are collectively moving past the question of "what is cloud computing", and swiftly moving towards "how does the cloud enable advanced analysis against massive volumes of data?" With industry and government leveraging multiple clouds, how do we successfully share and search large collections of data across systems, departments, and geographies? Organizations will continue to discuss and better understand the analytic power and economies of cloud computing, in the sense of data storage, sharing, and management; but we are quickly discovering that creating knowledge from data is more than just a discussion of technology. It's a discussion of what can be accomplished when massive data and cloud computing efficiencies combine to make advanced analysis and innovation possible.
Tags: technology , Booz Allen Distinguished Speaker Series , cloud , cloud computing , Michael Byrne , Jeff Jonas , David Mihelcic , DISA , Chris Nissen , Mike Olson , Cloudera , MITRE , IBM , FCC , big data , Massive Data , data management , analytics , Chris Kelly , data models ,
General Dynamics lands Army contract
Under the contract, the company will develop interior designs, perform equipment needs assessments, relocations, equipment installation, maintenance and employee training for the Army Corps of Engineers.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , contracting , General Dynamics , Army , Army Corps of Engineers
