The Defense Department’s (DoD) Office of the Director, Operational and Evaluation (DOT&E) emphasized in a new report that DoD needs to conduct cybersecurity testing on commercial cloud platforms that are used by the Defense Enterprise Office Solution (DEOS) cloud environment. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced today that it has revamped the FedRAMP website to “further empower agencies to use innovative cloud technologies and to continue driving security and protection of Federal information.” […]
Persistent Defense of Department (DoD) delays in getting large enterprise-wide cloud projects up and running are getting in the way of long-term Pentagon objectives on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI), and forcing some DoD operations to seek cloud work-arounds in the meantime. […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking a cloud-based Common Enterprise Loan Origination and Servicing (CELOS) platform. […]
As cloud-based services become the norm, Federal leaders are encouraging agencies to focus on cloud-native architectures in order to get the most out of their cloud approach. […]
Federal officials stressed the need to view IT modernization as a continuous effort, rather than a buy- and-forget process, on Feb. 8 at the Resiliency Colloquium organized by MeriTalk, ACT-IAC, and the Partnership for Public Service, who partnered on the Resilient report issued earlier this month. […]
The State Department has issued an update to its search for contractors to support its Cloud Program Management Office (CPMO). The search is part of the department’s overall quest to modernize IT capabilities across the State Department. […]
The age of government IT systems has negatively impacted agencies’ missions and their ability to attract young talent, according to a recent report. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued another update – now up to three in total – in its search for solicitations that would improve the agency’s Data Center and Cloud Optimization (DCCO) efforts. […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is in the market for a new rover, according to a Feb. 2 posting on Beta.Sam.gov. […]
Strengthening cloud service capabilities over the past year has been an important step for Federal agencies to both deal with pandemic-era network service demands, and bolster cybersecurity by meeting requirements of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program while using cloud services. […]
As part of its quest to modernize IT capabilities across the State Department, the agency is looking for contractors to support its Cloud Program Management Office (CPMO). […]
Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon’s chief executive officer, and will transition to the executive chairman role in the third quarter of 2021. Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services, will take over as the chief executive of Amazon at that time. […]
Throughout the pandemic, large government contractors like General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) have played a significant role in partnering with government agencies to “keep the lights on” while simultaneously advancing their critical missions. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) suggested in a recent communication to Congress that it may consider moving on from its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract with Microsoft should the lengthy court battle over the contract drag on much longer. […]
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) said today it is adding Amazon Web Services (AWS) offerings to the lineup available through GDIT’s milCloud 2.0 contract, one of the key pillars of the Defense Department’s (DoD) enterprise cloud environment. […]
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is looking for available small businesses and small Indian-owned firms “capable of providing subscription services for the technology-based business research, industry-specific reporting, best practice methodologies, benchmarking, and market analysis research,” the Jan. 28 sources sought notice says. […]
Security policies can be tricky to navigate with constantly changing technology, but when developing a cloud program, it’s vital for agencies to continually update those policies, according to Federal leaders. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking a solution to provide unlimited cloud-based SMS messaging for patients, staff, and family members for the Hershel Woody Williams VA Medical Center in West Virginia. […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking for a commercial off-the-shelf cloud-based product that “promotes the management, scheduling, tracking, operation, and reservation of various workspace environments within a current commercial office building setting.” […]
The Oregon Army National Guard (ORANG) is seeking a cloud-based shipping and mailing solution for more than 100 users and more than 50 sites. […]
As Federal agencies are looking to modernize IT infrastructure and increasingly migrate to cloud environments, their respective stages of implementation are running the spectrum from just beginning the journey to having highly developed processes, a General Services Administration (GSA) official said at a FedInsider digital training event Jan. 13. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that threat actors are exploiting poor cyber hygiene to compromise cloud security environments, and in response issued its Analysis Report AR21-013A: Strengthening Security Configurations to Defend Against Attackers Targeting Cloud Services. […]
The United States Air Force (USAF) Foreign Military Sales is searching for the “most effective way to modernize [its] current foreign military sales (FMS) legacy systems.” […]
During the nine months of the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve asked a hundred variations of that question to people whose professional lives near the tip of the technology spear put them in good positions to predict the future and get as many good answers back. At the dawn of a more hopeful 2021, here’s a look at how the Federal work-scape may play out in the longer term, courtesy of three veteran technologists. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) anticipates awarding a contract on behalf of the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) research arm for expert guidance to support DoD’s cloud migration efforts. […]
The U.S. Courts released a request for information (RFI) seeking Cloud Management Portal (CMP) products to support both private and commercial cloud hosting providers. […]
The Department of Education said it anticipates releasing a solicitation seeking cloud hosting, system administration, and website support and development for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), according to a recent Beta.Sam.gov posting. […]
A new audit report released by the Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found deficiencies in the agency’s IT controls related to cash management and federal debt information systems. […]
After being excluded from the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the 117th Congress made the Federal Risk Assessment and Management Program (FedRAMP) Authorization Act one of the first bills passed in the House, passing by voice vote today. […]