The Government Technology Research Alliance Council Meeting took place this past week and featured federal executives such as Jerry Hanley of the Energy Department, CPO Jonathan Cantor of the Commerce Department, CPO Marc Groman of FTC and CISO Ned Golberg of FDIC. Discussion at this year’s semi-annual meeting focused on the “Cloud First” initiative, which [...]
IBM and 45 cloud organizations have come together to form the Cloud Standards Customer Council, which is managed by the Object Management Group, to help advance cloud adoption and prioritizing key interoperability issues such as management, reference architectures, hybrid cloud along with security and compliance. CSCC is open to all end-user organizations and further enhances [...]
Consulting and IT firm ICF International ((NASDAQ: ICFI) today announced William J. Fletcher the new technical director of the company’s cybersecurity solutions division. In his new role, Fletcher will focus on delivering solutions designed to protect the critical infrastructure of North American Electric Reliability Corporation commercial entities. Fletcher comes to ICF with more than 20 [...]
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 [...]
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra is widely seen as a champion of cloud computing for the federal government. In the near future, he may get his wish, as Google Apps looks set to receive FISMA certification. Kundra has spearheaded the launch of Apps.gov, where federal agencies can browse and purchase cloud-based IT offerings. He would like [...]
What’s ahead on the technology front for government and industry? The answer depends on who you’re talking to. So when we set out to showcase our annual roundup of CTO perspectives, we went knocking on both sides of the aisle. From the ranks of some of the area’s government contracting firms, to the halls of [...]
In just a few short weeks, 2010 begins — the dawn of a new decade. The question now is: Who’ll be leading change in and around government contracting? We’ve got a few suggestions. For the second consecutive year, ExecutiveBiz brings you its annual list of Top 20 People to Watch. From government leaders to CEOs, policy [...]
