'Government IT' Tag Index

White House Sets Cybersecurity R&D Priorities
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 08, 2011
The feds have released a new report which sets a strategy for U.S. cybersecurity.
Tags: cybersecurity, government IT

Government Agencies Move to Cloud, Cautiously
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 08, 2011
Despite hype about cloud computing, government agencies are only slowing adopting this new technology.
Tags: cloud computing, government IT

Federal Fellowship Program Seeks IT Talent
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 15, 2011
Experienced IT pros can apply to be Technology Fellows beginning September 25.
Tags: government IT

Black Hat: U.S Government Wants Your Security Research
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 04, 2011
Former Hacker "Mudge" announces new program to fund security research. He claims "hacker" is not a bad word.
Tags: security, government IT, hacker, Black Hat Conference

White House Names a New Chief of Information Technology
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 04, 2011
Former Microsoft exec Steven VanRoekel will get Vivek Kundra's old job.
Tags: government IT

U.S. Department of Defense Details Open Source Lessons Learned
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 23, 2011
DoD issues major report on best practices for open source adoption. What should enterprises learn from the DoD's adoption of open source?
Tags: open source, Linux, government IT, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, DoD

NTIA, FCC Release National Broadband Map
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published February 17, 2011
Feds deliver long-awaited visualization of availability of broadband service down to census block, highlighting shortfalls in deployment, along with a new survey indicating adoption trends.
Tags: networking, government IT, FCC, broadband, digital divide

House Panel Presses for ISP Data Retention Mandate
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 25, 2011
In the face of persistent privacy concerns, members air bipartisan support for industry-wide standard for ISPs to retain user data to share with law enforcement investigating child pornography and other Internet crimes.
Tags: government IT, ISP, ECPA, data retention, Privacy policy

Boehner, GOP to Stream Opening Session on Facebook
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published January 05, 2011
In what is billed as a first step in a new era of government transparency through technology, incoming House Speaker John Boehner breaks new ground in streaming dawn of 112th Congress on social networking site.
Tags: Facebook, social networking, government IT, blogs, Web collaboration

White House Pledges Crackdown on Online Counterfeits
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published December 14, 2010
Senior administration officials talk tough about the illegal trafficking of online goods, zeroing in on health risks such as knock-off pharmaceuticals.
Tags: security, government IT, piracy, intellectual property, counterfeiting

Sen. Kerry Urges FCC Democrats to Back Net Neutrality Plan
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published December 10, 2010
Key Senate Democrat urges commissioners to get pragmatic, not to let the "perfect" be the enemy of the "good."
Tags: government IT, FCC, ISP, Net Neutrality, broadband ISP

White House Pledges Cloud Computing Approach to Federal IT
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published November 19, 2010
Obama administration announces sweeping reforms to federal IT procurement and management, planning agency mandate for cloud computing and aggressive data center consolidation.
Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, government IT, data center, White House

Trust in Gov't Rises, Falls With Quality of Website
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published August 25, 2010
New survey from ForeSee Results seeks to quantify success of administration's e-government initiative, finding a strong correlation between the transparency of a website and visitors' satisfaction with it, an increasingly critical driver of overall trust in government.
Tags: search, government IT, open government, ACSI, government agency

White House Embarks on $30B Federal IT Overhaul
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published August 23, 2010
As it continues its efforts to modernize government IT, the White House has identified 26 high-priority projects with a total life-cycle cost of more than $30 billion that are in dire need of an overhaul.
Tags: IT, government IT, government market, IT budget, IT business alignment

Handicapping the Global Cybersecurity War
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published August 13, 2010
If modern warfare no longer exists without a cyber component, how high are the stakes, and will the United States be ready when the attack comes?
Tags: security, cybersecurity, government IT, government market, security information and event management

HP Settles Kickback Case With DoJ
By David Needle | Article Published August 04, 2010
The computer giant denies it engaged in any illegal conduct in a case stemming from claims of abuse in winning government contracts.
Tags: government IT, government market, Sun, HP, DOJ

U.S. e-Government Satisfaction Slides: Survey
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published July 28, 2010
In the latest ACSI survey from ForeSee Results, e-government sites slide in citizen satisfaction, though the scores are uneven across different categories.
Tags: search, government IT, government market, e-government, ACSI

Google's Government Deal Shows Cloud Promise, Challenges
By David Needle | Article Published July 27, 2010
"Governments are dying to make transition to the cloud," says Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Tags: cloud computing, Google Apps, Cloud network, government IT, Eric Schmidt

Google Launches Cloud Apps for Government
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published July 26, 2010
With new government version of cloud apps, complete with principal federal security certification, Google hopes to signal "green light" for adoption in federal agencies.
Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, government IT, government market, cloud app

Agency Officials Draw Roadmap for Federal Cloud
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published July 21, 2010
Senior federal officials spearheading the transition to the cloud outline promises, challenges of remaking government IT in the service-oriented model sweeping the private sector.
Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, Cloud Providers, government IT, government market

Microsoft Sees Opportunity in Shrinking Federal Budgets
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published July 15, 2010
Leaders of software giant's federal division outline government priorities in moving IT to the cloud as they are under pressure to trim budgets.
Tags: cloud computing, Microsoft, government IT, IT manager, government market

U.S. Launches Cyber Attack Detection Program
By - Reuters | Article Published July 08, 2010
Nicknamed "Perfect Citizen," the program will attempt to uncover cyber assaults on private companies and government agencies.
Tags: security, cybersecurity, cyber security, cyber attacks, government IT

White House Rolls Out Apps for Government
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published July 06, 2010
Administration technophiles debut a revamped USA.gov site, offering a down payment on third-party mobile apps as they continue work modernizing federal information and communications operations.
Tags: cloud computing, cloud services, government IT, government market, apps

Federal Government Embracing Cloud Computing
By - Reuters | Article Published July 02, 2010
Yet the process is slow, as security concerns hamper government adoption of cloud computing's cost and efficiency advantages.
Tags: cloud computing, government IT, government market, Cloud server, cloud service

Congress Probes Federal Move to the Cloud
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published July 01, 2010
Federal migration to the cloud is coming, but slowly, as early efforts to speed the certification and procurement processes are tempered by security concerns.
Tags: cloud computing, security, Salesforce, government IT, government market

White House Outlines Online ID Security Plan
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published June 28, 2010
President's cybersecurity coordinator releases draft framework aimed at establishing trusted online environment with federated "identity ecosystem."
Tags: security, government IT, Security spending, Security practices, online attacks

Lawmakers Ask Apple's Steve Jobs for Answers on Privacy
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published June 25, 2010
Alarmed at reports that Apple has revised its terms of service to require consumers to submit their precise location, Reps. Ed Markey and Joe Barton are asking Steve Jobs for some answers.
Tags: security, iPhone, Apple, government IT, privacy

Senators Spar Over FCC's Broadband Plans
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published June 24, 2010
At a hearing on reforming the Universal Service Fund, the raging debate over FCC authority over broadband services casts a long shadow.
Tags: government IT, FCC, broadband, digital divide, USF

White House IP Czar Pledges Piracy Crackdown
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published June 23, 2010
Administration official outlines to Senate committee plans to seek broad cooperation at home and abroad in fight against intellectual property infringement.
Tags: government IT, piracy, IP, governance, intellectual property

Senators Call for FCC to Sign Off on White Spaces Broadband
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published June 15, 2010
Sens. Kerry and Snowe appeal to the Federal Communications Commission chairman to open up unlicensed TV bands to spur new broadband networks.
Tags: government IT, government market, FCC, broadband, broadband wireless

Tech Execs Tout Government Cloud, Open Data
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published May 27, 2010
At O'Reilly Gov 2.0 Expo, technology experts and advocates from the public and private sectors talk up the next generation of government IT operations.
Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, Microsoft, government IT, tech exec

Federal CIO Talks Up Government in the Cloud
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published April 07, 2010
Vivek Kundra details his ambitious plans for bringing federal computing operations to the cloud, which will see extensive collaboration with the private sector in the standards-setting process.
Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, IT spending, government IT, datacenter