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Planning key to cloud success, agency CIOs say

A number of agencies have made high-profile migrations to cloud platforms and the Obama administration has issued sweeping guidance mandating agencies identify and transition services and applications to host in the cloud. For a look at how agencies are faring in their shifts to the cloud and the issues they continue to face, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp hosted a panel discussion, "Clearing the Fog Around Cloud Computing," sponsored by Level 3 Communications.

Tags: cloud computing , panel discussion , Federal Drive , data center consolidation , Thomas Bayer , Robert Bohn , Mike Parker , Treasury , NARA , NIST , SEC

Sunday - 09/30/2012, 09:59pm EDT

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National archives gets ready to taste first fruits of TechStat labor

The National Records and Archives Administration will modify its Electronic Records System for the first time since it went into the operations and maintenance phase. Mike Wash, NARA's CIO, said the use of Technical Direction Letters is one of the key lessons learned from the TechStat session ERA went through in 2010.

Tags: technology , NARA , Scott Stovall , ERA , TechStat , IBM , Project management , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller

Monday - 08/20/2012, 12:29pm EDT

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IT projects pulled from brink of failure

TechStat is rarely about shutting down problematic technology programs. In an exclusive report, Federal News Radio examines how agencies are using the analysis to support existing improvement plans, to move to agile development and to change its relationship with contractors. CBP, NARA and the FBI are recent examples of agencies taking advantage of the visibility and transparency TechStat brings to get programs back on track and completed.

Tags: technology , oversight , OMB , Steven VanRoekel , Vivek Kundra , NARA , Scott Stovall , FBI , Jeffrey Johnson , Customs and Border Protection , Linda Jacksta , ACE , ERA , Sentinel , TechStat , Inside TechStat , Jason Miller , exclusive

Monday - 08/20/2012, 12:25pm EDT

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NARA tackling records management in the cloud

The archives is working with the CIO Council to figure out how to move records stored in the cloud more easily and ensure their authenticity. Mike Wash, NARA's CIO, said this is a problem looming for every agency as more and more of them move to the cloud computing. NARA is considering how to move its internal email to a managed service provider.
October 12, 2011(Encore presentation November 24, 2011)

Tags: technology , NARA , cloud computing , records management , ERA , meta data , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller

Wednesday - 10/26/2011, 04:21pm EDT

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Government Printing Office CIO Mike Wash building a records system for the whole government

Building a huge government IT system like the Federal Digital System is not the only project GPO CIO Mike Wash is dealing with.

Tags: technology , Government Printing Office , Web 2.0 , government 2.0 , Federal Digital System

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

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NARA hires IBM to move records system into next phase

Under 10-year, $240 million deal, IBM will provide operation and maintenance support and provide enhancements as necessary to the Electronic Record Archive system. NARA is considering improving search capabilities for agency customers of ERA. NARA CIO Mike Wash said more and more agencies are transferring data and using the system.

Tags: technology , contracting , NARA , Electronic Records Archive , records management , IBM , Lockheed Martin , TechStat , Jason Miller

Monday - 10/03/2011, 05:41am EDT

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