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Lessons from NASA's Nebula cloud platform

Chris Kemp, CTO for IT at NASA, joins host John Gilroy to discuss the agency's Nebula Cloud Platform.
December 14, 2010

Tags: open government , Chris Kemp , NASA , NASA Ames Research Center , Nebula , technology , IT , data center consolidation , John Gilroy , Federal Tech Talk

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Industry, feds react with optimism to OMB's IT reforms

The administration detailed a 25-point plan to improve the way agencies buy and manage technology. Current and former government officials say OMB is using lessons learned from the past to set the agencies up for success.

Tags: technology , management , Vivek Kundra , Teri Takai , Jeff Zients , OMB , DoD , Tim Young , Mark Forman , Bob Dix , Deloitte Consulting , KPMG , Juniper Networks , IT reforms , agile development , cybersecurity , Jason Miller

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OMB plans 25-point IT reform

Senior administration officials this morning will propose major changes to the way agencies buy, manage and implement technology over the next 18 months. The reforms include moving at least three technologies to the cloud, changing the role of CIOs and strengthening program management across the government. OMB applying industry best practices and lessons learned from TechStat sessions.

Tags: technology , Vivek Kundra , Jeff Zients , OMB , IT management reforms , data center consolidation , program management , agile development , high-risk projects , Jason Miller

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USDA ready to move e-mail to Microsoft cloud

The Agriculture Department would be the second major agency to announce it's taking critical functions to the commercial cloud.

Tags: technology , contracting , industry , Chris Smith , USDA , GSA , Microsoft , Dell , Unisys , Google , Curt Kolcun , e-mail-as-a-service , Jason Miller

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Cloud lovers converge at ‘Cloudstock’

What do you call hundreds of cloud developers stuck in a room together? Why, Cloudstock, of course. A cloud computing technical conference – dubbed by some as “The Woodstock for Cloud Developers” took place in San Francisco this week. Its mission was to “bring the top cloud developers and the top cloud technologies together under [...]

Tags: Adobe , Amazon , Cloudstock , eBay , Google , LinkedIn , Microsoft , technology , twitter

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New Treasury.gov brings cost-savings, transparency

Treasury's Dan Tangherlini explains the reason behind the website relaunch and move to the cloud.

Tags: Dan Tangherlini , Treasury , technology , blog , Gov 2.0 , transparency , Dorobek Insider

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Microsoft gets FISMA-certified

The added accreditation brings greater transparency security to the cloud, says the Microsoft blog.

Tags: Microsoft , FISMA , technology , Cybersecurity Update , Dorobek Insider

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GSA's move to the cloud to be closely watched

The agency will implement e-mail in the cloud using Google Apps for Government under an almost $7 million deal with Unisys. Many agencies are paying attention to how GSA implements this technology. GSA's CIO or Unisys could not confirm whether the datacenter is located in the U.S.

Tags: technology , industry , Casey Coleman , Dave McClure , Vivek Kundra , GSA , OMB , PV Puvvada , Unisys , Google , Tempus Nova , Acumen Solutions , e-mail-as-a-service , Jason Miller

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OMB's tech changes start with new role for CIOs

The federal CIO Vivek Kundra will roll out specifics about the administration's plan to change the way agencies buy and manage technology. The administration wants to give CIOs more authority over the budget for commodity IT such as e-mail or infrastructure. Kundra also said 2012 budget request will include requirements for continuous monitoring of agency networks.

Tags: technology , Vivek Kundra , Jeff Zients , OMB , GSA , OPM , Project management , TechStat , FedRAMP , cybersecurity , CIO , Jason Miller

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GSA picks Unisys to provide e-mail-as-a-service

The contract could be worth $6 million over four years. GSA said it wants Unisys to replace several different versions of IBM's Lotus Notes and Domino software.

Tags: contracting , industry , GSA , Unisys , e-mail-as-a-service , Jason Miller

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