Tech takes on water resource challenges
The new National Water Center, the first U.S. center for water forecast operations, research and collaboration across federal agencies, is opening for business on the campus of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
Researchers to test modular cloud cybersecurity
The Modular Approach to Cloud Security project will build a secure cloud from individual, secure components so that the security of the system as a whole will be derived from the security of its parts.
Researchers demo elastic cloud-to-cloud networking
Funded by DARPA's CORONET program, the new prototype drastically reduces time to set up a cloud-to-cloud high-speed network through a service provider from days into seconds.
How a chief collaboration officer can help IT projects succeed
In recent years, some progressive companies have hired a chief collaboration officer to help guide joint projects, partnerships and shared services. A CCO is a great idea, one that government agencies are starting to explore.
Tech resources pledged to support Climate Data Initiative
In support of White House Climate Data Initiative, IBM, Microsoft, Amazon, Esri and others are donating computing resources to support research into strengthening the global food system in a changing climate.
Microsoft offers more Azure ExpressRoute locations
For agencies needing direct, high bandwidth Azure data center connections, Microsoft announced five new ExpressRoute locations in United States.
VDI eases state and local agencies' foray into mobility
A new survey from the Mobile Work exchange found that while mobile use is growing in state and local government agencies, barriers still exist to wider implementation.
A closer look at Pennsylvania's cloud infrastructure plan
Pennsylvania awarded Unisys Corp. a cloud infrastructure contract designed to provide the precision usage of the state’s computing resources and a firm economic footing for IT decision-making.
What makes an ideal shared service?
For a shared service to work, it should meet a requirement that most agencies have – yet isn't a core competency of any of them – such as human resources, payroll and procurement.
4 tips for shared services success
Lessons learned after years spent complying with shared services mandates are giving agencies tools and tactics for effective migrations.
For agencies on a budget, financial analysis as a service
New Haven, Conn., has become an open-budget town by using OpenGov.com, web-based financial visualization software designed to make public financial data more transparent, interactive and easier to analyze.
DDOS attacks are leveraging the cloud
A study of DDOS attacks over the last three months finds that attackers are using vulnerable servers to launch powerful attacks against government and other targets.
Big Switch expands hyperscale SDN, inks deal with In-Q-Tel
Big Switch Networks introduced its Big Cloud Fabric, a data center switching fabric that combines the operational advantages of SDN software with the economics of bare metal switch hardware.
CalCloud to streamline California's IT
The state of California and IBM will offer its state and local agencies a set of public, private and hybrid cloud-based infrastructure services designed to cut costs and pinpoint requirements.
VA seeks collaborative tech for employees
The Department of Veterans Affairs wants to connects health care personnel across the entire VA service network in an effort to reduce duplication and promote sharing of best practices.
By embracing SaaS, Milwaukee County refocuses on constituents
Milwaukee County took advantage of a technology refresh to upgrade its backend completely, making use of software as a service and doing away with its aging server-based infrastructure.
Agencies set building blocks of the software-defined enterprise
As government agencies experiment with converged infrastructure, they see the outline of the future software defined data center.
Peace Corps wants training management solution
Far-flung agency is looking for companies that can provide software solution for managing all aspects of its employee training and development.
Interior consolidating content management systems
The Interior Department is consolidating its nine content management platforms into one, based on the open source Drupal CMS and hosted in the cloud.
Cloud takes backup role as cities remake data centers
With data centers under renovation, some agencies are using the cloud to meet their disaster recovery and business continuity requirements.
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