As federal agencies continue to modernize their technological infrastructure, securing the cloud remains a priority. Across government, innovative approaches and standards to cloud computing continue to develop, including the upcoming release of the Department of Homeland Security’s Trusted Internet Connection guidance (TIC 3.0), forthcoming FedRAMP automation, and, of course, the looming JEDI transition in the Department of Defense, to...

How Cloud is Driving Tomorrow’s Digital Government -- Cloud computing made early waves in government for its penchant to save agencies money and realize efficiencies inherent in purchasing IT as a service, but cloud has now become integral to a next-generation digital government. The federal government is both a massive consumer and producer of myriad data sets, and cloud computing is rapidly becoming the de facto mechanism for how data...

The 2014 Akamai Government Forum – June 5th in Washington D.C. at the Renaissance Hotel Secure computing is the IT architect of the future. The use of cloud technology is helping to streamline the way agencies operate and reshape the security landscape. Cloud security is accelerating the transformation of agency systems from something to be passively guarded into a suite of capabilities that offer government leaders opportunities to adju...

Within the next few years, almost every federal agency will have moved significant operations to the cloud. And by June 5th, all cloud services in use at federal agencies must meet FedRAMP security requirements. What does this deadline mean for you and how can you stay ahead of demands if you are still transitioning? Learn this and more at The Path to Open Cloud. On Tuesday, April 8, join us and the most creative minds in the federal tech spac...

Prime will explore the issues at the core of government IT such as cloud computing and data & analytics, emerging social and mobile technology trends, threats and security challenges, and harnessing the power of technology to better service citizens, industry partners, and agency missions. The Intersection of Innovation, Technology & Government — Role of the CIO; Hacking the Bureaucracy; FITARA; Open Government; Privacy; Cyber Th...