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House Multi-Cloud Adoption Bill Gets Senate Companion
Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., introduced bipartisan legislation on Sept. 21 that aims to modernize and streamline the adoption of cloud computing technology in Federal agencies.
Tagged 118th Congress, Cloud, Legislation
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DISA Seeking Industry Support for Hybrid Cloud Center Efforts
The Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Hosting and Compute Center (HaCC) is turning to industry partners to help support the agency’s initiative to modernize and transform its data centers into hybrid cloud centers.
Tagged Cloud, DHMC, DISA, HaCC
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GAO Pushes DoD for Better Planning on Restrictive Cloud Practices
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Department of Defense (DoD) needs to do better in mitigating the effects of restrictive practices by cloud service vendors – from choice of provider to the cost of cloud services – as it moves its data and software to the cloud.
Tagged Cloud Restrictions, DoD, GAO
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GAO Tells DoD to Start Tracking Cloud Data Egress Fees
The Defense Department (DoD) needs to do a better job at tracking and reporting cloud computing data transfer user fees, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report out this week.
Tagged Cloud, DoD, Egress Fees, GAO
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JWCC Task Orders Awarded, More on the Way
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) $9 billion multi-vendor cloud contract made more than $200 million in task order awards, and more are on the way, a top DoD technology official said on August 16.
Tagged Cloud, DISA, DoD, JWCC
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GAO Doubles Down on Cloud Security Recs After Fed Email Hack
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is pushing agencies to implement security measures to protect their cloud computing services against cyberattacks, following the July hack of Federal agency cloud-based email accounts by China-based threat actors.
Tagged Cloud, Fed Email Hacking, GAO, Security
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DISA Unveils New OCONUS Cloud Capability, Prepares for Further Releases
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has launched a new cloud capability available outside of the contiguous United States and is on the cusp of releasing further cloud capabilities, according to a DISA official.
Tagged Cloud, DISA, OCONUS
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DoD CIO Points Agencies to JWCC for Future Cloud Wants
The Pentagon’s top technology official is pushing defense agencies and components to use the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract for all future cloud acquisitions and top-secret cloud capabilities.
Tagged Cloud, DoD CIO, JWCC
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Pathway to the Cloud: Next Steps for Federal Agencies
Throughout the Federal government, agencies are continuing to move to cloud infrastructures to speed IT modernization and improve cybersecurity.
Tagged Cloud, MeriTalk, NIH
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House Bill Pushes for Multi-Cloud Tech Roadmap
A new bipartisan House bill is calling on four Federal agencies to draft a roadmap for implementation of multi-cloud software technology with an aim to ensuring secure, widespread use across the government.
Tagged Cloud, Legislation, Rep. Anna Eshoo
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