Military Cloud


Air Force, IBM plan to demonstrate secure cloud computing

The Air Force and IBM plan to develop and demonstrate a secure cloud computing infrastructure capable of supporting defense and intelligence networks.

Microsoft to Congress: Time to seed cloud computing

Privacy, security, and international sovereignty issues need congressional attention, says Brad Smith, senior Microsoft executive.

DISA rolls out training for cloud site users

The Defense Information Systems Agency is setting up training for how to best use ProjectForge.

DISA expands access to ProjectForge cloud environment

ProjectForge is helping DOD agencies adopt best practices for cloud computing.

Public or private, the cloud makes its business case

The Defense Department and Arlington County, Va., chose different paths to cloud computing.

Defense training academy to offer new courses

CSC, which is developing the courses for GSA, will also implement an online training system to provide collaboration and information sharing across DOD.

DISA ramps up cloud-computing platform

The Defense Information Systems Agency is boasting that its new cloud-computing platform can provide a NIPRnet-connected, production-ready virtual server within 72 hours.

DISA aims for smooth operations across business lines

Bobbie Stempfley, chief information officer of the Defense Information Systems Agency, discusses efforts to make DISA’s operations environment more efficient, transform its business management environment, and deal with the challenges of cloud computing.

DISA will use telework to retain displaced employees

The Defense Systems Information Agency will use teleworking to retain employees as it relocates to Fort Meade, Md.

DOD likely to adopt limited social networking

Navy CIO Robert Carey says powerful opportunities exist for social networking inside networks controlled by the military.

Webcast

  • Improving Performance Management and Project Control to Meet Cost/Schedule Milestones in DoD Procurement

    It can be nearly impossible to build annual budgets that consider forecasted project and program work plans along with detailed cost data, particularly when attempting to reconcile actual and projected program costs with actual schedule performance. In this webcast, a defense IT program manager will share best practices and hard-won lessons aligning critical data on project performance, cost systems and schedules for truly big picture program management insight. Read more