Latest stories

  • in ,

    Deltek: Federal Cloud Spending via NIH CIO-CS GWAC Reached $28M in FY 2015-2017

    A new Deltek report says federal agencies spent a total of $28.3 million on cloud platforms and services from fiscal 2015 to fiscal 2017 through the National Institutes of Health’s Chief Information Officer IT Commodities and Solutions governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle. NIH spent $18.8 million on cloud platforms over the past three fiscal years, followed by the National […] More

  • in ,

    Trend Micro Report Forecasts Rise of Ransomware & Email Compromise Attacks in 2017

    A new Trend Micro report lists cybersecurity predictions in 2017 that will influence the movement of the threat landscape such as a rise in ransomware and email compromise attacks. The report titled “The Next Tier” predicts the number of new ransomware families will grow by 25 percent in 2017 which translates to approximately 15 new families every month, Trend […] More

  • in ,

    MarketsandMarkets Forecasts 25.6% Cloud Computing CAGR in Education Market by 2021

    A MarketsandMarkets report forecasts a compound annual growth rate of 25.6 percent for the global cloud computing in education market over the next five years. The 151-page report estimates that revenue for education-related cloud computing products and services will reach $25.36 billion by 2021 from $8.13 billion in 2016, the RnR Market Research said Oct. 6. Public cloud deployment type is projected […] More

  • in , ,

    Microsoft Intros New Security, Cloud, Intelligence Tools for IT Professionals

    Microsoft has introduced new cloud, security and intelligence platforms and services designed to help information technology professionals address network security threats and meet their organizations’ digital transformation objectives. The company said Monday it will launch on Oct. 1 its Enterprise Mobility + Security E5 and Secure Productive Enterprise offerings that work against security threats. Microsoft’s […] More

  • in ,

    Carahsoft’s Jenna Hafey: ‘Data-Centric Security’ Approach Can Help Public Sector Protect Sensitive Content

    Jenna Hafey, sales manager of the Adobe team at Carahsoft, wrote in a blog entry posted Friday that she believes public sector organizations should incorporate security into their content creation, collaboration and consumption processes. “Data-centric security should be the default approach in the public sector, especially to protect personally identifiable or classified data that will inevitably be […] More

  • in ,

    Deloitte, Adobe Unveil Government Services Access Platform; Kristin Russell Comments

    Deloitte‘s digital unit has teamed up with Adobe to develop a new software platform for government services accessible across digital channels. Deloitte Digital has launched CitizenConnect, which is designed to provide access to multiple citizen services applications via mobile devices in an effort to boost customer relationship management for government agencies, Deloitte said Thursday. “Government’s current approach to self-service is often […] More

  • in

    Unisys’ PV Puvvada Gets 2015 FedScoop Industry Leadership Award

    PV Puvvada, president of Unisys‘ federal systems business, has received FedScoop’s Industry Leadership award in recognition of his work in the field of federal information technology, FedScoop reported Friday. FedScoop founder and CEO Goldy Kamali presented the awards in nine categories to 50 industry and government leaders in the federal IT sector during an awards ceremony held Thursday at […] More

  • in

    Carahsoft, Adobe to Host Cybersecurity Web Conference

    Carahsoft Technology and Adobe Systems have partnered to hold a digital conference for several U.S. Defense Department and industry representatives to discuss strategies on how to combat security threats in cyberspace. The companies’ Cyber Warfare and Security for the DoD: The Experts Forum will be held Wednesday online from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Carahsoft said Friday. Andrew […] More

  • in ,

    Motorola Solutions Launches Digital Evidence Mgmt Device; Bruce Brda Comments

    Motorola Solutions has introduced an integrated device offering that combines body-worn video camera, radio speaker and microphone designed for law enforcement requirements. The Si500 and Si300 video speaker microphone functions hand in hand with the cloud-based CommandCentral Vault storage service, Motorola said Tuesday. Bruce Brda, executive vice president of systems and products for Motorola Solutions, […] More

  • in

    ICF’s Interactive Agency Wins Award for Work on Amway Website

    An ICF International business unit has received the 2014 Vendor of the Year for Innovation award from Amway for its work in developing the Amway MyBiz website and Amway Business Owners applications. ICF said Tuesday Amway awarded ICF Interactive the 2015 CIO Award earlier this year for its contributions in the MyBiz launch. The company utilized an agile development process, collaboration and […] More

  • in ,

    Adobe Cloud Services Get FedRAMP ATO From HHS; John Landwehr Comments

    The Department of Health and Human Services has granted Adobe a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program authority-to-operate that allows the company to deploy its cloud services to government agencies. The company said Tuesday it will deliver services such as Web conferencing, Web content management, e-learning, document rights management and electronic forms with e-signatures through Adobe Experience Manager and Adobe […] More