Treasury builds its new website in the cloud
Treasury.gov brings the agency to the cloud and integrates many new features of Gov. 2.0 and is a step forward in using new technologies to improve efficiency and transparency.
Microsoft cloud infrastructure gets FISMA approval
Microsoft joins Google as companies certified to provide cloud services to federal agencies.
Which agencies are the best — and worst — places to work?
The website Best Places to Work in the Federal Government, produced by the Partnership for Public Service and American University's Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation, ranks employee satisfaction at 290 government organizations.
Network demands up? Resources down? Here's one way to tackle the problem.
Virtualization can help admins meet growing user demands. But as networks become more complex and budgets and IT staffs are cut, automation also comes into play.
Are budget cuts a mother of IT invention?
As the economic downturn comes to roost in the public sector, IT managers have another, unavoidable incentive to innovate: Significant cuts in budgets and staff sizes while network demands, as always, are on the rise.
Who's the smartest of them all? Study ranks digital IQ of public-sector groups.
A study by the business schools at George Washington University and New York University ranked 100 public-sector organizations on a Digital IQ Index. Five organizations, including three government entities, achieved Genius status.
Google adds a layer to climate modeling efforts
Google Earth Engine makes 25 years of LANDSAT satellite images available for studying changes and mapping trends in the Earth's environment.
DISA plans new supercomputer connections
New DREN contract will upgrade connections between researchers and supercomputing facilities.
Cleveland airport employees learn on the fly with SaaS system
The department responsible for running Cleveland's airports is increasing worker efficiency with a performance and learning management software system.
GSA takes the plunge, as first to move e-mail to cloud agencywide
GSA will migrate its e-mail service to Google Apps, becoming the first agency to do so agencywide.
The cloud has a silver lining after all
Once you understand what it is and is not, the move to cloud computing represents an opportunity for a disciplined approach to tackling information overload.
On the hunt for great public-sector websites
Know of any great public-sector websites? GCN wants to hear about them.
OMB to push for big changes in IT management
The federal government is doing a major rehab on how it oversees and manages the $70 billion in annual IT spending.
Army IT Agency pushes technology transformation
The Army IT Agency is pushing transformation in data center consolidation and unified communications.
A few key tips on successful data center consolidation
Data conslidation is a multiyear program spanning multiple administrations and CIOs, so it must be embraced as a strategic agency program, says Aglliex's Bob Otto, former USPS CIO. But nothing else will have as broad and lasting an impact.
Amazon adds GPU instances to cloud service
In a move that will allow users to accelerate the performance of its cloud services, Amazon Web Services has launched Cluster GPU Instances.
Microsoft document outlines its cloud security infrastructure
Microsoft has announced a new white paper that explains the organizational and standards-based underpinnings of its cloud security efforts.
Cities, counties get an app for delivering services
YouTown is a new mobile service designed to allow city and county governments to provide citizens an easy-to-use tool for accessing and sharing local information.
Energy efficiency: Good for your budget and the environment
A survey of federal managers who are responsible for agency purchasing decisions reveals their thoughts about energy.
New IE Zero-Day attack surfaces
Microsoft, in a security advisory released this week, is warning Internet Explorer users of a vulnerability that could allow remote code execution by hackers.
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