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NIH ‘Aggressively’ Employing Cloud for Better Data Access
A senior National Institutes of Health (NIH) technology official talked about the agency’s strategy to leverage cloud services to further its data science strategic plan during a September 15 Federal News Network event.
Tagged Cloud, Data, NIH
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MerITocracy Live: Google, DIU Collaborate to Fight Cancer, Secure Cloud
When the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) wanted to use artificial intelligence to help military doctors detect cancer, the agency turned to a frequent collaborator: Google Cloud.
Tagged DIU, DoD
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GSA Guiding Agencies to Better Cloud Decisions
Federal agencies are increasingly moving to cloud computing environments, but as cloud service options have become more diverse, the General Services Administration (GSA) is stepping up its efforts to help agencies with developing informed strategies to understand, anticipate, rationalize, and optimize major cloud architecture decisions.
Tagged Cloud, GSA
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Feds Urged to Prioritize Security When Evaluating Cloud Moves
The value of data for the Federal government is only continuing to grow as agencies implement numerous data initiatives to drive smarter decisions and deliver better outcomes – including moving to the cloud.
Tagged Cloud, Cybersecurity
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Cloud Structure Played Key Role in Higher Ed Prior to Pandemic Argues Rice University CIO
For some in higher education the pandemic did not really start something new in higher educational cloud structure or how classrooms of the future would look like.
Tagged Cloud Computing
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DoD OIG Seeking Cloud Capability for Mission Support
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Defense (DoD) is searching for cloud capabilities that will support its mission, according to a request for information (RFI).
Tagged Cloud, DoD
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MeriTalk Interview: ATF Cloud Transition Lessons, Mission Payoffs
In this second installment of our two-part story on the nearly completed six-year cloud transition at the Justice Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Chief Technology Officer Mason McDaniel talks about the funding aspects and mission payoffs of this remarkable journey.
Tagged ATF, Cloud
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CISA Releases TIC 3.0 Cloud Use Case
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released cloud use case guidance for its Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) 3.0 program, the agency announced on June 16.
DOI Launches Draft Solicitation for $1 Billion Cloud Acquisition
The Department of the Interior (DOI) has released a draft solicitation that would offer a single public cloud service provider up to $1 billion to support DOI’s transition to a single hybrid enterprise cloud cluster.
GSA Issues Ascend BPA Supplement, no Award Dates Fixed Yet
The General Services Administration (GSA) has released a supplemental special notice to go along with its request for information (RFI) on GSA’s intent to establish a multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) known as the Ascend BPA for commercial cloud services.
Tagged Ascend BPA, GSA, RFI
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