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Data center proliferation must end, Kundra says

The number of data centers has almost tripled over the past 10 years across government. One estimate is that 80 percent of all these capabilities are underutilized. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra says cloud computing is part of the answer to reducing the data center infrastructure.

Tags: contracting , technology , Gary Winkler , Vivek Kundra , Greg Wilshusen , Diane Watson , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Army , OMB , GSA , GAO , DHS , IAC/ACT , Executive Leadership Conference , data center , APCs , cybersecurity

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Army to transform through apps

Service CIO Lt. Gen. Jeff Sorenson details how the Army will judge and award $30,000 in prize money to soldiers and civilian employees under the Apps for the Army program. Up to 100 contestants can submit apps in one of eight categories. The Army will announce the winners in August.

Tags: technology , Army , DISA , Peter Corbett , Apple , Google , BlackBerry , Apps for Army , race , Forge.mil , innovation , Web 2.0

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Army putting up $30,000 prizes for apps

Service CIO Jeff Sorenson says Apps for the Army contest will begin March 1. The first 100 individuals or teams will compete for the monetary awards for developing software that improves capabilities or addresses new challenges.

Tags: technology , Army , DISA , Apps for the Army , Software development contest , Forge.mil , race , cloud computing

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Army to test enterprise e-mail for all of DoD

Lt. Gen. Sorenson says the service will issue a RFP in the coming weeks. Then the Army will follow with a solicitation for its data center consolidation effort, called APCs. Sorenson says it will launch Apps for the Army in the coming weeks as well.

Tags: technology , contracting , Army , DISA , AFCEA , Apple , enterprise e-mail , data centers , consolidation , area processing centers , Apps for the Army , Web 2.0 , Forge.mil

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Army names Susan Lawrence new CIO

The Army appointed Lt. Gen. Susan S. Lawrence as chief information officer on Thursday.

Tags: Army , Susan Lawrence , CIO , technology , Ruben Gomez

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Army initiates software development changes

The service issued a memo detailing a common operating environment architecture as part of a broader software transition strategy. The strategy builds on the experiences of the Apps for the Army program. The service is developing plans for Apps for the Army 2 next summer focusing on industry-created software.

Tags: technology , industry , Carol Wortman , Malcolm O'Neill , Army , DoD , Apps for the Army , software development , architecture , Jason Miller

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Army CIO Sorenson retires

Sorenson has been one of the most forward-leaning CIOs in the government during his tenure. He led several major initiatives to transform the way the Army uses technology and delivers it to the warfighter.

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , CIO

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Army CIO Sorenson to retire

The general spent more than 37 years in the service, including the last three as CIO. Mike Kreiger will be the acting CIO in the interim. Sorenson led several enterprise initiatives including moving the Army's e-mail system to DISA.

Tags: technology , management , Mike Kreiger , Malcolm O'Neill , Mark Bowman , Army , DoD , DISA , Jason Miller

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Army personnel use contest to apply themselves

After 53 proposals, the Army has named the winners of its "Apps for Army" competition.

Tags: Collaboration Center , Army , Apps for Army ,

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Proposed Pentagon cuts make strange bedfellows

Five days after proposing controversial cuts in Pentagon spending, much of official Washington still is reeling. Defense Secretary Gates called for $100 billion in spending reductions over the next five years. Some of the proposals to achieve those savings are finding mixed reaction among officials on Capitol Hill and in industry.

Tags: management , DoD , Robert Gates , Roscoe Bartlett , J. Randy Forbes , Bob McDonnell , Gerry Connolly , Army , Al Mink , SRA , budget cuts , INPUT , Max Cacas

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