Energy labs show off high-tech innovation
Directors of the Department of Energy’s national labs system joined Senate leaders to raise awareness of the labs’ accomplishments in high performance computing, energy innovation.
ICMA, SAS launch analytics platform for local gov
ICMA Insights lets local governments easily collect, clean, report, benchmark and analyze their data.
Why municipalities should follow the Digital Services Playbook
State and local IT managers should familiarize themselves with the federal government’s new guide on launching digital citizen engagement services, a former state CIO said.
Azure updates include alerts and role-based controls
Azure can now send email alerts when preset thresholds are crossed and allow IT managers to limit set up role-based security.
3 elements for success for the FISMA High cloud
When government agencies combine solutions from cloud providers with third-party products, they can set up monitoring and access controls to provide the same data integrity they would expect from their own systems.
Citizen developers as a force multiplier in the enterprise
Crowdsourcing helps organizations bridge skills gaps in their workforce and bring greater collaboration and innovation to cloud, analytics, mobile and social technologies.
How Utah stays on top of the mobile adoption curve
The state of Utah has learned that in mobile technology, it pays to track where the adoption curve is trending rather than to wait for users to arrive first, says state chief technology officer David Fletcher.
How to put the Digital Playbook into action
The administration’s U.S. Digital Services Playbook outlines 13 “plays,” or high-level practices for effective applications. Here’s how government IT managers can move those plays into the field.
Philly taps Big Ideas for small IT contracting
The city of Philadelphia has multiplied the number of small vendors responding to its RFPs by setting up a customized open source cloud portal designed for startup firms.
Indiana data hub powers efficiency, data-driven solutions
The state of Indiana is developing a data hub to improve data efficiency across government, track the state's progress against key performance indicators and develop policy solutions.
Washington state deploys cloud-based ITSM support tool
To help consolidate five departments into one, the Department of Enterprise Services chose an IT Service Management (ITSM) tool that supported a standardized IT support workflow.
Do you know where your mobile data is?
Recent hacks of celebrity data that had been saved to the cloud illustrate the need to be aware of what your mobile devices – agency-issued or BYOD – are doing and where the data is going.
6 reasons contractors are struggling to embrace PaaS
Although platform-as-a-service offerings can support application delivery, cloud computing and data center consolidation, many agencies aren't even considering it. Are integrators holding back PaaS?
E-procurement tools automate purchasing cycle
BidSync has added two new products to its e-procurement suite, creating a cloud-based solution that automates every phase of the purchasing cycle.
AT&T cloud storage offers beefed up security
AT&T's Synaptic Storage as a Service for Government is a multi-tenant, community cloud that has the same features as the company's commercial cloud storage offering but adds additional security.
In a world of integrated services, hybrid cloud is king
The hybrid approach to cloud adoption is likely to continue to expand as public cloud usage in government accelerates and more integrators build turn-key solutions from a mash-up of multiple cloud services.
With fax in the cloud, Charles County streamlines workflow
Charles County found a way to leverage its VoIP network to update and secure its faxing services, while drastically reducing costs.
The growing security threat to virtual systems
Malware innovators are evading automated analysis, forcing agencies to secure virtual machines and networks as completely as other classic IT.
NNSA tests cloud-based radiation data collection network
The National Nuclear Security Administration recently tested the RadResponder network, which provides data collection and sharing tools for federal, state, local, tribal and territorial organizations responding to radiological emergencies.
Huddle announces secure publishing, analytics platform
The company’s publishing platform will give agencies intelligence on enterprise content that will help them improve efficiency, increase security and reduce costs.
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