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Cloud is the next chapter in the government's identity management saga
The Postal Service issued a draft solicitation for the Federal Cloud Credential Exchange. The goal is to create a cloud-based service to perform identity authentication and verification. Agencies could plug into the service, integrating it with any application that adheres to the standards.
Tags: technology , NIST , identity management , USPS , Jeremy Grant , Judy Spencer , CertiPath , Bill Corrington , Stony Point Enterprises , Federal Cloud Credential Exchange , Jason Miller
NIST's IT Lab well-heeled to answer agencies' expanding calls for its services
IT Lab Director Charles Romine said the organization collaborates with an ever-growing number of agencies on technology challenges. He said the Lab also is focusing on questions around cloud, cybersecurity, mobile computing and big data.
January 10, 2013
Tags: technology , NIST , Charles Romine , mobile computing , cybersecurity , big data , interagency collaboration , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
2013: When "health" changes to "mHealth"
Rick Swanson, principal and mHealth Federal Health Lead from Deloitte, joins host John Gilroy to talk about mobile healthand how it can help cuts costs at your agency.
January 8, 2013
Tags: technology , mhealth , data collection , big data , mobile data , HiMSS , Rick Swanson , Deloitte , Military Health System , Federal Tech Talk , John Gilroy
GSA predicts 'steady rollout' of new FedRAMP authorizations
After the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) certified the first cloud-computing services company last month, the General Services Administration is predicting a steady wave of new approvals later this year. The length of time it has taken the initial 78 companies or products in the FedRAMP pipeline to gain approval is a testament to the rigorous process, said Dave McClure, GSA's associate administrator in the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies.
Tags: industry , technology , FedRAMP , Dave McClure , In Depth , Francis Rose
Energy modernizing IT in layers with mobile at the top
Bob Brese, the agency's CIO, said cloud service and security operations center will help make the move to smartphones and tablet computers easier.
December 20, 2012 (Encore presentation January 31, 2013)
Tags: technology , Bob Brese , Energy Department , mobile computing , cybersecurity , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
GSA to phase out apps.gov portal
The agency cites its desire to streamline services as the reason to phase out the site. But industry experts say use of apps.gov has been minimal and there was no clear market for the portal. OMB launched the site in September 2009.
Tags: technology , mobile , GSA , apps.gov , Tom Suder , Mobilegov , Jason Miller
OMB launches cloud storefront, Apps.gov
The Web site's goal is to make it easier for agencies to obtain cloud computing services. The administration also wants to change policy and budget to meet new approach to technology.
Tags: apps , apps.gov , OMB , technology , Jason Miller
New contracts set EPA's roadmap toward IT centralization
Malcolm Jackson, the agency's CIO, said two new contracts for IT hardware and email will begin to transform the way EPA buys and uses technology.
November 29, 2012
Tags: technology , Malcolm Jackson , EPA , strategic sourcing , shared services , Interior Department , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
National Archives awards Unisys $7.2M contract for cloud email
The National Archives and Records Administration awarded technology company Unisys Corporation a contract worth up to $7.2 million to oversee the transition of the agency's 4,500 users to the cloud-based Google Apps for email and collaboration.
Tags: NARA , technology , contracting , Unisys , Katie Howard
Acquisition, IT management, and cloud brokerage
Mark Day, director of the Office of Strategic Programs for GSA's Integrated Technology Service will give his thoughts on a variety of acquistion and management issues.
November 27, 2012
Tags: acquisition , contracting , procurement , mark day , Integrated Technology Services , GSA , IT management , GWACs , Alliant , AlliantSmall Business , strategic sourcing , cloud brokerage , Roger Waldron , Off the Shelf
