The deployment of the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) was announced on Friday, an initiative created to enhance the security and stability of the Internet. DNSSEC was a collaborative effort among the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names [...]
According to a study released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the federal adoption of cloud computing services remains at a standstill due to the concerns over the risks involved. The document, which was presented last week by Director of Information Security Issues Gregory Wilshusen at the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, explained [...]
Open Government has been a major priority of the Obama administration since the campaign trail, and last week was the publication deadline of each agency’s open government plan. Below, we’ve listed (in no particular order) our ten favorite open government initiatives and why they’re important to government contracting. 1. Department of Commerce’s Virtual CommerceConnect CommerceConnect [...]
Bob McDonnell and Creigh Deeds will be speaking to the Potomac Officers’ Club at a “Stare-and-Compare” event next week on September 10th (click here to register), and they recently spoke to ExecutiveBiz. Here’s ExecutiveBiz’s “stare-and-compare” of the Virginia Gubernatorial Candidates. Q: How do you plan to make Virginia a more business friendly state? Bob McDonnell: [...]
