Former Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, speaking in his new role as an executive for Salesforce.com, told the IT community today that powerful social networking applications are helping organizations ...
What You Missed At Microsoft's CIO Summit
Nearly 300 government, health and education IT officials trekked to the 10th annual Public Sector CIO Summit in Redmond, Wash., last week sponsored by Microsoft. For those who couldn't make the trip, ...
Why Cloud Computing Will Drift In Under FedRAMP CONOPS
Not only has cybersecurity started to take shape legislatively, cloud computing security has started to take shape administratively in a meaningful way.
You won't find huge surprises in the grandly ...
Federal IT Managers Embrace Cloud, But Not Cloud-First Mandate
One year after Cloud First, federal agencies are embracing the cloud. But they want it to be safer and more transparent. Above all, they don't want to be locked into just one kind of cloud or a ...
Aneesh Chopra: Government as a Platform - Commentary
I saw the Tweets this morning about Aneesh Chopra "stepping down" based on a FedScoop article posted at midnight last night. Seems like a lot happens after normal business hours in this town.
I ...
White House Innovation Champion Aneesh Chopra Stepping Down
One of the White House's leading forces for innovation, and the nation's first formally appointed chief technology officer, Aneesh Chopra, is stepping down from his position, the White House confirmed ...
Vivek Kundra Missing The Mark Again? | Commentary
I got the announcement a couple days ago that Vivek Kundra is joining Salesforce.com as executive vice president of emerging markets, and the invitation to be first to post a comment.
Mark ...
Why VanRoekel Is The Type Of Leader We Need
As anyone with federal experience can tell you, one of the biggest challenges our government faces is the fact that politics, not common sense, oftentimes dictate executive decision making in ...
Fed CIO's Decision To Make First Public Speech In Palo Alto Not A Coincidence
Steven VanRoekel's first public appearance last week since taking over the role as federal CIO in August from Vivek Kundra was perhaps as notable for where he spoke as for what he had to say.
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Data Center Innovation In The Federal Space
In 2010, as part of his 25-point plan, former federal CIO Vivek Kundra called for the reduction of 800 of the federal government's 2,100 data centers by 2015. But one key issue to consider with data ...
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