What do cyber crime and soccer have in common? Both are big and getting bigger. When the World Cup begins tomorrow, Spain, Germany, and Brazil will have the best odds of winning. They have dynamic players and play good offense. But when it comes to cyber security, you have to play good defense, and most […]

CDM is all about numbers – $6 billion, 17 primes, legions of subcontractors, and one big question. Is the shiny new program making Uncle Sam’s cyber security safer? This’ll be a focal point of the Cyber Security Brainstorm on June 18 at the Newseum […]

Today’s the big day. Maybe. Two years after Feds launched FedRAMP, cloud service providers must finish jumping over all the hurdles if they want to have a part in this program with the funny name. Or not. June 5 looks like a faux deadline. And the rules appear subject to change. OMB, which will act […]

But he’s really got it in for data centers, applications, and cost. In a world of posturing and politics, I’d like to take a minute to salute Terry Halvorsen as he steps into Teri’s shoes as DoD IT tzar. With the challenges in DoD computing, Terry may quickly develop a bunion. We know he’s already recovering from Achilles surgery. […]

My mother told me it was good to share my toys. Seems Uncle Sam can cut costs by sharing tech toys. That, according to a new MeriTalk study – Shared Services: Ready or Not?. […]

This just in… We love news here at MeriTalk, whether it’s Russian troops in Ukraine, NASA discovering 715 new planets, or spring training. When members of the cloud community met on the Hill for the Cloud Computing Caucus Advisory Group event to discuss FedRAMP, we didn’t get much news on the program’s looming deadline. We […]

Don’t mean to rain on the parade, but what hasn’t been said about cloud computing? How about are Federal agencies making any real progress in cloud and are we saving any money? That, and the new Cloud Computing Caucus, are on the menu as Fed cloud leaders and the Hill huddle at the Newseum in […]

Crazy times. Furloughs froze contracting shops and requiring organizations. Last year’s playbook for year-end opportunities is no good. Everybody – inside and outside of government – trying to work out what September will bring. Here’s a take on how the Army will close ranks – from a fella who’s spent some time in the foxhole. […]