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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 , Dawn Leaf , Jack Wilmer , DISA , Mike Krieger , Army
OMB, DHS working on new HSPD-12 guidance
The memo is part of a broader effort to improve authentication to computers and buildings across government using secure identity cards. The White House also is close to finalizing the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. President Obama could sign the strategy this winter.
Tags: technology , Phil Reitinger , Ari Schwartz , DHS , GSA , OMB , TechAmerica , identity management , HSPD-12 , cybersecurity , National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cybers , Jason Miller
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 , cloud computing , Dawn Leaf , Cita Furlani , Vivek Kundra , GSA , OMB , Max Cacas
NIST finds five steps to a smarter grid
NIST says it's identified five "foundational" sets of standards for Smart Grid interoperability and cyber security that are ready for consideration by federal and state energy regulators. Details from NIST's George Arnold
Tags: Federal Drive , technology , Smart Grid , FERC , interoperability , management , George Arnold
NIST reorganizes for increased efficiency
Learn more about Director Pat Gallagher's efforts
Tags: Federal Drive , management , Pat Gallagher , Vyomika Jairam
White House hands out awards for green efforts
Subhead: Administration honors sustainability efforts by seven agencies with the 2010 GreenGov Presidential awards.
Tags: green government , management , White House , Council on Environmental Quality , Nancy Sutley , NARA , VA , Forest Service , Energy , HHS , DoD , 2010 GreenGov Presidential Awards , Jason Miller
OPM survey shaping future cyber workforce
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month officially kicks off today. In coming weeks, federal officials are expected to launch a number of public programs to raise awareness of the importance of securing the nation's computer networks for both government and private industry. But some officials also are using it as an opportunity to ask, "Where will the cybersecurity workers of tomorrow come from?"
Tags: technology , pay and benefits , management , cybersecurity , OPM , Maureen Higgins , CyberWatch , Robert Spear , NSF , cybersecurity workforce , Cybersecurity Awareness Month , Max Cacas
NIST proves time flies
Scientists have known for decades that time passes faster at higher elevations—a curious aspect of Einstein's theories of relativity that previously has been measured by comparing clocks on the Earth's surface and a high-flying rocket. Now, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have measured this effect. NIST's Till Rosenband has details.
Tags: Federal Drive , newsstand , technology , quantum physics , Till Rosenband
Szykman expands point of view as Commerce's new CIO
This week, host Jason Miller talks with Simon Szykman, the new CIO at the Department of Commerce.
September 16, 2010
Tags: Ask the CIO , Jason Miller , Simon Szykman , DoC ,
New NIST guide outlines cybersecurity measures
Learn more about what the 500-page guide details
Tags: DorobekInsider , newscast , cybersecurity , technology , Cyber Security Working Group , Marianne Swanson
