Government Policy, Business and Technology

Federal Agencies Embrace Agile Security: How Atlassian Tools Help Agencies Infuse Security into Agile Development

Driven by the growing number of cybercrimes that target both public sector entities and private corporations, along with increasing pressure to upgrade security, comply with stringent regulatory oversight and migrate to cloud-based services, federal agencies are working to modernize and improve the agility of crucial...

GSA to Take Corrective Action on DEOS Cloud Contract

NextGov: The General Services Administration has opted to take “corrective action” on the multibillion-dollar Defense Enterprise Office Solutions cloud contract, which it awarded in late August to CSRA, a managed affiliate of General Dynamics Information Technology.

Nutanix’s Hyperconverged Infrastructure for Private Cloud Enables Federal Agencies to Streamline Operations and Improve Management of Large Data Sets

Just two years ago, the Federal government caught the attention of the government IT provider and user communities with a “Cloud First” mandate. If the response to this Federal initiative has been variable, it’s been only by degree, because there is clearly a strong...

The Internet's Future Relies on California Guarding Net Neutrality

Governing: The future of the internet as we know it rests in California’s ability to defend what is widely regarded as the nation’s most robust net neutrality law.

The stakes couldn’t be higher for consumers and small businesses seeking to preserve equal access to the internet...

Nutanix’s Hyperconverged Infrastructure Enables Government Entities to Provide Positive Outcomes to Citizens

Delivering services that support quality of life is the central task of local and regional governments entities, with a traditional focus on providing public safety, education, and social services such as healthcare. As citizens become increasingly aware of the capabilities of modern IT networks, they...

Key Republicans, Dems blast Trump’s surprise withdrawal from Syria

Defense News: Allies and critics of U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill offered a harsh rebuke to the commander in chief Monday in response to his decision to suddenly withdraw U.S. troops from northeastern Syria, essentially clearing the path for a Turkish military invasion of the region.

Cloud-Driven Databases Improve Service Quality, Reduce Costs

Most agencies have migrated at least a few applications to cloud services, but progress has been slow, due primarily to internal IT complexities, cybersecurity worries and a reluctance to abandon physical resources. Increasingly, however, agency leaders find that optimizing data management provides a critical first...

HHS Engaged in Bad Faith Bargaining With Union, Arbitrator Finds

Government Executive: An independent arbitrator found last week that the Health and Human Services Department engaged in bad faith bargaining with the National Treasury Employees Union when it rushed to impasse over a union contract last year.

Supreme Court to take on Atlantic Coast Pipeline appeal

Utility Dive: The Supreme Court's decision to take on the appeal surprised several of the environmental groups that have litigated against the permits because of the limited applications of the case. Some opponents of the project credited this to the influence of the developers of the 600-mile pipeline, Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Piedmont...

Preventing Student Violence Through Education

Route Fifty: Middle and high-school students in Ohio would be required to take an annual class about suicide and violence prevention under a bill advancing through the state legislature.

The bill, passed last week by the House, mandates a host of...