The General Services Administration has secured a budget from the Technology Modernization Fund to move its payroll system and human resource functions to a commercial cloud-enabled Software-as-a-Service product. The TMF Board said
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Christopher Krebs, undersecretary for the Department of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate, has said the NPPD aims to delve into the roles of various private industries in critical infrastructure, Federal
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Ben FitzGerald, a professional staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, has been appointed director of the Defense Department‘s strategy and design office in a move slated to take effect Jan.
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Researchers at the Energy Department‘s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have released a new study that quantifies the thermodynamic scale of metastability on approximately 30,000 known materials. LLNL said Friday the scale helps transform the
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The General Services Administration has expanded its role to support presidential candidates from both parties with preparations for possible transitions to federal government leadership positions. Casey Coleman, group vice president for civilian
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Matt Goodrich, director of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, has said the duration of the provisional authorization process for cloud service providers has been reduced from 104 weeks to 15 weeks
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The Professional Services Council has released a report that details the roles and responsibilities of federal chief technology officers and offers recommendations on priorities for government CTOs. PSC said Tuesday the report
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Teressa Wykpisz-Lee, deputy associate administrator of the Office of Communications and Marketing for the General Services Administration, expects users of GSA’s fleet management application to grow in number for future releases, GCN reported
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The General Services Administration migrated all of its employees to Google Apps for Government, a cloud-based email and collaboration platform, GSA Administrator Martha Johnson wrote on the GSA’s blog. Government Computer News
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When federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra laid out the government’s plans for federal IT management reform last week, industry leaders took note. And many have reacted with optimism about the plans,
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