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If private sector providers of public cloud computing aren't at the very least able to provide two factor authentication for log-on access, they might as well not bother applying for provisional Read more...

Federal officials announced Dec. 8 the launch of FedRAMP, an effort for low- and moderate- risk cloud services to gain common cybersecurity certification under the Federal Information Security Read more...

Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel spoke with reporters Dec. 8 to make an announcement about the launch of FedRAMP, a governmentwide cloud computing security standard for low- and Read more...

When Challenge.gov launched in September 2010, the General Services Administration made a bet on agencies' desire to find solutions without relying on traditional acquisition vehicles. One year Read more...

In its first year, the General Services Administration's Challenge.gov program accomplished many of its goals. But the most formidable task may still lie ahead according to GSA officials speaking at Read more...

While much of the cybersecurity conversation within the federal government centers around preventing infiltration and corruption from external, malicious sources, panelists speaking July 20 at the Read more...

The launch date for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, is still unclear. While speaking July 20 at the FOSE conference in Washington, D.C., Ron Ross, project leader of Read more...

HOT SPRINGS, Va. - The Homeland Security Department plans to use a General Services Administration-provided infrastructure-as-a-service offering to host its public-facing websites, said Richard Read more...

Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) cloud-based Google Apps for Government is not certified and accredited under the Federal Information Security Management Act, according to a Justice Department brief (.pdf) Read more...

Cloud computing adoption at federal agencies is no longer a question of "if," said Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra. Critics of the "cloud first" initiative should embrace change and Read more...