Q&A: How AMD EPYC and Instinct Processors Meet Agency Compute Needs mol.doak_yr9o Fri, 05/03/2024 - 13:16 The Office of Management and Budget signaled a tipping point in the government’s embrace of artificial intelligence when it recently issued guidance to agencies on use of the emerging technology. As agencies move into this new era of AI-driven innovation — and original equipment manufacturers position themselves to meet growing demand — technology procurement decisions are taking on greater significance. Developing expertise in the underlying technologies that drive AI, high-performan ..read more

5 Questions to Ask About Liquid Cooling Technologies mol.doak_yr9o Thu, 01/04/2024 - 15:44 Federal agencies need to ensure their data centers can withstand the effects of climate change, from record-breaking temperatures to unexpected outages and changing weather patterns across the globe. Investing in power and cooling technologies is one way to help keep operations running even when disaster strikes. Here are five questions about liquid cooling technologies: 1. How Does Liquid Cooling Work? Unlike air cooling, which chills entire rooms, liquid cooling can be installed on specific devices th ..read more

Agencies Moving to Digital Recordkeeping Shouldn’t Neglect Backup and Recovery laura.marlowe Thu, 08/03/2023 - 12:02 Agencies transitioning from paper to digital record keeping should take a holistic approach that considers Backup as a Service (BaaS) solutions in case of system failure or a cyberattack. Some agencies digitalize the front end of the record keeping process without adopting backup and recovery technologies, the digital equivalent of paper archives for documents. The National Archives and Records Administration and the Office of Management and Budget jointly set a deadline of Jun ..read more

Q&A: The National Cancer Institute Is Serious About Data Storage and Backup marilyn.bain Mon, 09/25/2023 - 10:10 When it comes to cancer research in the United States, no federal agency does more than the National Cancer Institute. With an annual budget exceeding $7 billion, the NCI funds investigative work in everything from cancer genomics to the disease’s detection, diagnosis and treatment. While scientists lead the way in these initiatives, their success is highly dependent on support from the agency’s Office of the Chief Information Officer. The NCI’s IT division, where Janelle Cortn ..read more

Data Center Solutions Rise to New Challenges marilyn.bain Mon, 08/07/2023 - 15:46 Now that data has become the backbone of governance, federal agencies are beginning to invest in overhauling their data center infrastructure. As the push for data center modernization intensifies, attention is turning to hybrid cloud models and a focus on reliability, sustainability and enhanced security. Tripp Lite by Eaton’s line of data center solutions, including uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, offer agencies improved efficiency and protection from cyberattacks. “Federal agencies have a cri ..read more

How OPM Is Using TMF Funds to Improve Its Zero-Trust Architecture mol.doak_yr9o Thu, 04/20/2023 - 14:28 The Office of Personnel Management is replacing its virtual private network and firewalls for end users during the second phase of its $9.9 million zero-trust networking project, according to CIO Guy Cavallo. OPM’s project spans the federal zero-trust strategy’s five pillars — identity, devices, networks, applications and workloads, and data — and will accelerate the agency’s adoption of a zero-trust architecture. The project was made possible by the Technology Modernization Fund and will h ..read more

DOD's Research Partnerships with Universities Prove Mutually Beneficial mol.doak_yr9o Mon, 06/12/2023 - 13:11 The Air Force Research Laboratory partnered with the University of Florida to build a state-of-the-art, 6,000-square-foot collaborative research space in the state in late 2021. Together AFRL's Munitions Directorate and UF's Applied Research in Engineering (FLARE) program – the applied and classified research arm of the university’s engineering college – designed and opened the facility near Eglin Air Force Base, and it's now home to a team of 26 Eglin re ..read more

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Adds Zero-Trust Capabilities kwynci.fields_dIFa Tue, 03/28/2023 - 10:43 As it continues to implement a zero-trust security architecture, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has added user rights management and activity monitoring capabilities for its on-premises and cloud databases. The USPTO to include advanced user rights review, threat monitoring and vulnerability management. The agency serves as the primary storehouse for national intellectual property data, making it a high-profile target for cyberattacks by foreign adversaries. At the same time, the USP ..read more

A Unified DOD Zero-Trust Approach Begins with Existing Technologies mol.doak_yr9o Tue, 04/18/2023 - 11:51 The Department of Defense should prioritize reusing cybersecurity technologies it has already invested in within zero-trust architectures to stretch its funding, says Petko Stoyanov, global CTO of Forcepoint. Congress isn’t likely to substantially increase the Pentagon’s 12 percent share of the federal budget to buy new zero-trust tools, so it needs to improve the integration of existing ones instead, Stoyanov says. Unlike the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which ..read more

Why Federal Agencies Are Shifting Back To Hyperconverged Infrastructure kwynci.fields_dIFa Wed, 03/08/2023 - 12:06 Ronla Henry-Reeves works with the National Weather Service, but she’s not the person to ask if you’re wondering about the week ahead. Her expertise is the technology behind the scenes: a system the agency’s forecasters call AWIPS. The Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System is a national network of high-powered computers that integrates meteorological and hydrological data with satellite and radar imagery. NWS forecasters use the technology to produce the reports and warni ..read more