U.S. General Services Administration Transitions Order Management System to IBM SmartCloud
IBM was awarded a five-year $30 million contract to develop the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) cloud infrastructure and customer service technology as part of a transformation to a faster, more efficient business model that provides cost savings for the government. As part of the contract, GSA will deploy IBM SmartCloud for Government to create a
Understanding Federal IT Mandates at the Brocade Federal Forum
Nearly 400 experts from the federal IT, technology and business sectors gathered at the Brocade Federal Forum in Washington, D.C. to discuss federal government IT issues including data center consolidation, security, virtualization and the cloud. With pressure to increase efficiency, modernize and move to cloud computing, the network and data technology company hosted the event
SAVE THE DATE: 2012 Brocade Federal Forum
Intelligent Decisions, Inc., a top federal IT contractor, will be an exhibitor at the 2012 Brocade Federal Forum sponsor, held on August 21 and 22. The conference at the Ronald Reagan Center in Washington, D.C. will focus on IT innovations for federal data centers. Experts from the public and private sectors will speak about emerging
Obama Names New Federal CIO: Steve VanRoekel Of The FCC, Former Microsoft Exec
Steven VanRoekel will begin where Vivek Kundra, the first federal CIO, left off. Although the official announcement was scheduled for Thursday, VanRoekel admitted over Twitter that he got the job. Writing on his profile, “United States Chief Information Officer @Executive Office of the President.” VanRoekel began his service in 2009 as managing director at the
Office of Management Budget Plans to Close Down More Than 800 Federal Data Centers
As part of the Office of Management Budget’s (OMB) efforts to close down more than 800 federal data centers by 2015, the administration announced that it will close about 178 data centers in 2012 – including 60 in the Washington D.C. area. By the end of 2011, close to 195 data centers will be shut
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