The Asia Pacific region has always been a primary focus for the Department of Defense (DoD). But as the spheres of influence of its major actors expand their centrality to…
For the better part of a decade, federal agencies have been urged to move to the cloud. The Cloud First policy, issued by former federal CIO, Vivek Kundra in February…
Federal agencies are beginning to implement hybrid cloud solutions – a blend of public and private clouds and agency-controlled data centers – as the way to achieve all the benefits of a diverse, digitally rich environment.
With “digital transformation” and “IT modernization” at the top of many federal agencies’ priority lists, many departments are still assessing how to tackle their “cloud first” initiatives. Because this is…
Dear Federal CIOs, It’s time to rethink your IT strategy. I know your development and operations teams have co-existed very nicely for nearly half a century working in parallel and…
The Modernizing Government Technology Act is quickly making its way through Congress. Having passed in the House, the bill is expected to face little opposition in the Senate given that…
The importance of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) for today’s federal government can’t be overstated. Shrinking budgets are driving the need to enable more advanced IT capabilities…
There’s always an IT news story about how government agencies are poised to embrace the cloud and all the potential in terms of efficiency, optimization, and cost savings that bring…
Members of Congress have used alarming phrases to describe today’s federal IT infrastructure, expressing mounting fears about the ability of outdated systems to deal with cybersecurity breaches. While some agencies…