Military networks and software must be tied to the cloud to defend Defense Department computers against adversaries.
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Defense cyber chief: The cloud is the military’s next Internet
- By Travis Wheeler · October 28th, 2011
Cloud, telework and security to top IT budgets in 2012
- By Travis Wheeler · October 24th, 2011
Technologies that support the federal transition to cloud computing and increased telework will be the most lucrative opportunities for government information technology vendors in 2012.
Free gov-only demo on next generation firewall solution
- By Travis Wheeler · October 17th, 2011
The SonicWALL SuperMassive E10000 Series is SonicWALL’s Next-Generation Firewall platform designed for large networks to deliver scalability, reliability and deep security at multi-gigabit speeds.
Free government only network traffic analysis recorder field evaluation
- By Travis Wheeler · October 11th, 2011
With WildPackets TimeLine, network issues of any type can be identified, analyzed, reconstructed, and resolved quickly and efficiently.
Oracle settles $200M claim of failing to offer government best price
- By Ali Cheung · October 7th, 2011
The settlement resolves a False Claims Act lawsuit that alleges Oracle intentionally gave GSA inaccurate information about discounts it gave to commercial customers and failed to pass those discounts on to the government.
DHS first agency to go to the cloud for web content services
- By Travis Wheeler · September 30th, 2011
The contract was awarded under the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) $76 million Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). CGI was granted approval to deliver certified, secure government cloud services under the IaaS BPA following a rigorous accreditation process.
Federal IT top worries: complex attacks, inside threats
- By Travis Wheeler · September 22nd, 2011
Government IT professionals also say that long waits for approvals are hindering their ability to secure networks, according to a new study.
IT Schedule 70 to get new director
- By Ali Cheung · September 20th, 2011
Kay Ely will start on September 25 as the new director of the General Services Administration’s largest Multiple Award Schedule, IT Schedule 70.
Navy CIO envisions Defensewide software buys
- By Travis Wheeler · August 25th, 2011
This approach would allow Defense to drive economies of scale as one of the largest enterprises in the world using Microsoft operating systems and application software.
Public or private cloud? Balancing security, cost savings and efficiencies for government agencies
- By Travis Wheeler · August 23rd, 2011
How are government CIOs and IT managers choosing the types of cloud services they will use, and for which pieces of their infrastructure?
