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With DISA out as cloud broker, DoD charts a new course
With DISA out as cloud broker and a new policy in place, DoD charts a new course
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New DoD cloud policy delayed
Policy will speed cloud procurement while clarifying the roles of DISA and Office of the CIO.
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FCC CIO: Efficiency matters; agility, resiliency matter more
Speed and resiliency have replaced efficiency as the main priority for agency IT shops.
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Final draft of standards for highly sensitive data in the cloud released
FedRAMP offered vendors one last chance to comment on security controls for what is known as the high impact baseline.
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GSA issues new BPA to consolidate agency software spends
Per a new OMB directive, agencies will have to rethink how they buy software and GSA's new BPA is one way to do it.
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6 predictions for federal IT in 2016
Cybersecurity and IT experts weigh in on how major trends will affect government next year.
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Cloud's benefits for DoD can't be measured, audit finds
The department's failure to establish a clear definition of cloud thwarts efforts to count its value.
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Interior first agency to move financial management to the cloud
The Interior Department transitioned its SAP and Compusearch systems to a cloud infrastructure.
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FedRAMP seeks easier way for cloud providers to show ongoing compliance
FedRAMP hopes the continuous monitoring pilot will encourage more agencies to participate in the authorization process.
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FedRAMP high baseline will be finalized after pilot wraps
The program office expects to start authorizing cloud providers to host highly sensitive data by end of February, early March.
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6 ideas for fixing FedRAMP
New MeriTalk report offers recommendations to speed the process and reduce costs for CSPs.
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Grant Thornton joins FedRAMP 3PAO ranks
GSA lists 39 companies that have become accredited FedRAMP assessment organizations.
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First woman-owned small business gets FedRAMP approval
NetComm SaaS product approved with authority to operate from NIH.
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TIC overlay will help agencies, CSPs limit 'network tromboning'
AWS released a white paper laying out the findings from a months-long pilot mapping FedRAMP controls to the TIC initiative.
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DISA issues first cloud certification for highly sensitive data
The Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in West Virginia will be the first DoD facility to put sensitive data in a commercial cloud.
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DoD opens door to commercial milCloud
Industry is jumping at the opportunity to provide high-security cloud for DoD — if they can pass the muster.
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FedRAMP seeking agile vendors to build public dashboard
The draft RFQ says FedRAMP will be looking for vendors currently on 18F's Agile BPA.
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3 cloud vendors getting first high baseline authorizations
Three vendors participating in the high baseline pilot are on their way to getting provisional ATOs ahead of final release in April.
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GSA wants feedback on scope of new cloud vehicle
GSA's cloud services shop wants to know whether its definition of cloud offerings is broad enough for the vehicle to be useful.
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VA looks for help with wholesale move to cloud
Veterans Affairs wants to unify cloud procurements with the help of a single managing vendor.
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5 ways the cloud complicates accessibility
A new draft NIST document outlines the inherent problems people with disabilities encounter using cloud systems.
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9 examples of tech making it harder for people with disabilities
NIST frames the issue of accessibility with nine case studies showing how new cloud technologies can make life harder for the disabled.
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Survey: Feds see frustration in FedRAMP, not security
New survey shows less than half of federal IT managers think FedRAMP is improving cloud cybersecurity.
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Analytics a key theme for big data at MOC
Government thought leaders and industry insiders descend on ACT-IAC’s Management of Change conference to explore policy solutions through analytics. (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)
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Interior releasing $10M remote access RFP next week
The five-year BPA will support up to 10,000 Fish and Wildlife Service employees, to start.
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Commerce leverages AWS ATOs for big data projects
The Commerce Department certified AWS GovCloud and AWS East/West as secure enough to host their big data and open data initiatives.
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FedRAMP finalizes controls for highly sensitive data in the cloud
Agencies can now authorize cloud providers to host some of their most sensitive data with final approval for the high impact baseline.
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Lawmakers propose alternative IT modernization plan
The MOVE IT Act looks to achieve the same outcomes as the administration's IT Modernization Fund without the $3.1 billion outlay.
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Finance bureau looking for email cloud solution
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants info on moving its email from a private to a public cloud vendor.
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FedRAMP opens pre-audit process for security authorizations
The new Readiness Assessment Reports will help cloud providers show they’re on their way to a FedRAMP authorization, even if the process hasn’t begun.
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