Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra cited the existing IT gap between the private sector and the federal government as a hindrance to an improvement in government efficiency. In response to the problem, Kundra wrote a blog post to lay out the steps being taken by the Obama administration to reel in the IT and [...]
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 [...]
Yesterday, the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board said that it planned to move Recovery.gov into the cloud, which will make it the first federal-wide system to take advantage of the cloud computing model. “The move is part of the Administration’s overall efforts to cut waste and fix or end government programs that don’t work,” writes [...]
Federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra and Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra say that the Open Government initiative is heading in the right direction, but that much more work is left to assure an implementation that works for all agencies. The pair highlighted three points in a blog post on whitehouse.gov: “Finding #1: All on [...]
The FCC stepped into the cybersecurity arena this week. The Indian Army needs to be better equipped to fight cyber attacks. Qwest and CenturyLink finalized merge agreements. Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin claimed DoD deals. President Obama delivered a speech on Wall Street. It’s Earth Day! CIO Vivek Kundra wants better cybersecurity.
Writing on the Chief Information Officers Council Blog, Federal CIO Vivek Kundra explained the new FISMA guidance released by the federal government. CIO Kundra writes that the new guidance shifts federal focus “away from old-styled, paper-based reports to real-time electronic data that feed directly and immediately into security monitoring and alert systems. This change means [...]
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 [...]
