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Cloud computing in the Federal government
September 30th, 2009
Cloud computing in the Federal government is getting a shot in the arm from Apps.gov, a new web site that we learned about last week on the program from Federal CIO Vivek Kundra.
Tags: technology , Meeting Mission Goals , cloud computing , apps.gov , GSA , Dave McClur
Kundra to agencies: Manage your 'digital oil'
Agencies are following through on the administration's 25-point plan for IT reform. Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra said the movement to cloud is becoming more important than ever.
Tags: cloud computing , technology , NIST , Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop , GSA , John Buckner
New federal cookie policy coming soon?
Federal chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra says a 15-member working group is close to coming out with a report. It's been nearly six months since OMB ended the public comment period on whether to allow software to track users' habits.
Tags: technology , management , Aneesh Chopra , Dave McClure , Cass Sunstein , OMB , OIRA , OSTP , GSA , EPA , DHS , Education , Anil Dash , American Association for the Advancement of Scienc , open government , Federal cookie policy
Fed IT gurus tout potential of IT and government openness
Just days after the President announces his Open Government Initiative, members of the White House staff are fanning out to discuss what it will take to achieve more transparency and openness in government. Two of the President's top IT disciples traveled to Capitol Hill Thursday to talk about the role of technology in government openness with one of the Senate's top technology advocates.
Tags: technology , management , Senate Budget Committee , Mark Warner , Aneesh Chopra , government performance , IT Dashboard , Max Cacas
OMB's Kundra sees innovation in the cloud
Federal CIO details to FederalNewsRadio several ways to change government.
Tags: technology , OMB , cloud computing , innovation , data , CIO Counci
Turf wars biggest challenge for CTO
CRS report highlights potential overlap across government
Tags: tech , mngt , President Barack Obama , Peter Orszag , OMB , White House , DHS , National Security Council , NSC , FCC , John Seely Brown , Xerox , CTO , e-government , cybersecurity
Kundra's expected nomination brings optimism
Observers say innovation is his strength
Tags: mngt , technology , OMB , Microsoft , EPA , Mike Howell , Dave Wennergren , Columbia Telecommunications Corp. , Pragmatics , Kim Nelson , Dan Chenok , e-government
VA puts 45 IT projects on hold
All programs are either over budget or off schedule. Agency plans to reevaluate before deciding to continue.
Tags: technology , Gen. Eric Shinseki , Roger Baker , VA , OMB , IT Dashboard , Project management , Jason Miller , Dorothy Ramienski
OMB to measure IT projects through a dashboard
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra announces plan to gauge technology programs monthly and hold agency CIOs more accountable. The initial version of the tool should be up by June 30.
Tags: management , technology , OMB , IAC , ACT , IT project oversight
GAO to tell lawmakers agency cyber measures are lacking
Testimony obtained by FederalNewsRadio says IT security measurements focus too much on compliance and not on risk. GAO surveyed 24 agencies and found few have moved beyond just fulfilling FISMA requirements.
Tags: technology , Greg Wilshusen , John Streufert , GAO , OMB , State Department , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , NIST , Tom Davis , Deloitte , cybersecurity , FISMA , risk management
