When Vivek Kundra blamed an "IT cartel" for the slow adoption of cloud computing, he showed how little he understands about how government and contractors work, writes Mark Amtower.
Former Federal CIO Vivek Kundra provoked an outcry with an editorial claiming that major federal contractors are holding back progress in updating federal technology.
The Veterans Affairs Department is seeking information about cloud-based collaborative tools that could improve communications between VA doctors and clinicians and reduce data breaches.
An IT executive argues for four critical elements that should remain after Vivek Kundra, the nation's first chief information officer, departs in August for Harvard.
The General Services Administration has successfully migrated its 17,000 e-mail users to Google Apps for Government, according to GSA Administrator Martha Johnson.
The expo and conference, July 19-21 at the Washington Convention Center, will present a smorgasbord of innovative technologies and products, and techniques for applying them to government.
Citrix's acquisition of Cloud.com strengthens the company's embrace of open-source software as an essential component of cloud computing, according to company officials.
