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Derecho strikes GSA right in the cloud

The thunderstorm in June knocked out GSA's connection, threatening some of the agency's core operations. GSA's chief information officer Casey Coleman said agencies should consider enlisting secondary Internet access providers to ensure connectivity during emergencies.

Tags: Casey Coleman , technology , Internet service providers , cloud computing , Erik Boxhoorn , Ruben Gomez , continuity of operations

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U.S. government among leading cloud adopters compared to global counterparts

Geoff Weber, a principal in KPMG's Federal Advisory Practice, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss a recent KPMG report on public-sector adoption of cloud computing around the world.

Tags: cloud computing , technology , Geoff Weber , In Depth , Francis Rose

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Stories of the Decade: e-gov, IT and the role of the federal CIO

Mark Forman, the first administrator of e-government and information technology at OMB, gives us his thoughts.

Tags: management , technology , federal CIO , Mark Forman , e-government , Stories of the Decade

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Audit, Tax & Advisory insights for CFOs

Tags: mngt , contracting , Jeff Steinhoff , KPMG Government Institute , CFO

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IT weaknesses plague DHS

DHS has IT weaknesses that might hurt financial controls

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , DHS , Defense , EchoMetrix , My Military Sentry

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What data should -- and should not -- move into the cloud

Mark Forman, a partner with KPMG and former Administrator for E-Government and Information Technology at the Office of Management and Budget, explains.

Tags: technology , cloud computing , Mark Forman , USASpending.gov , Recovery.gov , FISMA , apps.gov , TIC , cybersecurity , Dorothy Ramienski

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Accountability? There's a dashboard for that!

One of the hottest trends in the government is the rise of the "dashboard". White House officials tout the success of the "IT Dashboard", for example, in helping identify ineffective IT programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Several members of the federal accounting community recently offered their thoughts about the new dashboards.

Tags: management , technology , dashboards , AGA , Zack Gaddy , DFAS , Ira Goldstein , GAO , Deloitte , Clifton Williams , Grant Thonrton , IRS , Max Cacas.

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Kundra Could be E-Gov Administrator 2

Tags: OMB , information technology , e-government , CTO , Vivek Kundra , Washington, D.C. , Mark Forman , Industry Advisory Council

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GSA CFO celebrates another 'clean audit opinion'

It's news that only an accountant could love: the Federal agency responsible for everything from office building leases to paper clips celebrates yet another "clean audit opinion". And, in the process, we learn just what sets the General Services Administration apart from other agencies when it comes to how it accounts for the federal funds it spends.

Tags: mngt , auditing , General Services Administration , Kathleen Turco , OMB , Max Cacas

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Forman leaving KPMG to work on cloud venture

If you haven’t heard yet, Mark Foreman, former OMB administrator for e-government and IT, announced on Federal News Radio yesterday that he’s leaving KPMG. He tells anchor Francis Rose, he’s going to work with a colleague on a cloud-computing initiative around grants filing. No word on who the colleague is but we’ll update you as [...]

Tags: cloud computing , Francis Rose , IT , Mark Foreman , cloud computing , Francis Rose , IT , Mark Foreman

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