By Steve White, Cybersecurity Architect, Microsoft Enterprise Services’ Cybersecurity Team The General Services Administration (GSA) announced last week that it is closing around a dozen telework sites across the D.C. area. Thanks to the ubiquity of powerful...

By Curt Kolcun, Vice President, Microsoft U.S. Public Sector By now everyone knows that cloud computing has the potential to save federal agencies money, but determining the total cost of ownership (TCO) of a cloud solution is easier said than done. It...

By Curt Kolcun, Vice President, Microsoft U.S. Public Sector The public sector just continues to innovate. I’m here in Redmond to kick off our 9th annual U.S. Public CIO Summit and I’m surrounded by technology leaders that have aggressively researched...

By Susie Adams, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Federal The benefits of cloud computing are widely known – scalability, flexibility, pay-as-you-go consumption model – but determining which assets belong in the cloud, and what cloud environment they...

By Rodrigo Becerra, Managing Director of eGovernment, Microsoft “The future is ours to win. But to get there, we can't just stand still. As Robert Kennedy told us, ‘The future is not a gift. It is an achievement.’ Sustaining the American Dream has never...

By Joe Rozek, Executive Director, Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism, Microsoft The big game is this weekend, and nearly 200,000 football fans are expected to flock to the Dallas, Texas area to be part of this year’s Super Bowl .  That enormous...

By Lewis Shepherd , Director and General Manager of the Microsoft Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments Mobile, mobile, mobile.  It’s the future of technology.  Smartphones and tablets have already changed our lives, enabling us to...

By Alban de Bergevin, Manager, Mission Critical and Cloud, Microsoft Federal There is a devastating affliction sweeping across the country – it’s called data overload.  Executives from both industry and government are being targeted, but they are...

By Dan Kasun, Senior Director, US Public Sector Developer Evangelism In October, we launched the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Federal Application contest , encouraging developers, partners and hobbyists to submit Windows Phone applications for federal employees...

By Curt Kolcun, Vice President, Microsoft US Public Sector U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra presented a visionary plan last week for the future of federal IT, which focused on cloud computing or “light technology” as a major key to driving IT transformation. ...

By Curt Kolcun, Vice President, Microsoft US Public Sector The past few months have marked a transformative time in government IT, with the State of California , the State of Minnesota and New York City embracing cloud computing.  And now that momentum...

By Susie Adams, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Federal When I talk to federal CIOs about cloud computing, most of their questions focus on security and privacy.  Where is the data being hosted?  Who has access to it?  What controls...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal  Financial regulations are a lot like technology standards. Both seek to put rules in place that even the playing field and eliminate waste and abuse. Both make use of independent, third party...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal  Improving productivity means getting more done in less time. It’s something we all strive for every day.  It’s creating higher quality, more valuable work, more efficiently.  So how...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal  We shouldn’t wait for Veterans Day to thank our service men and women for the sacrifices they’ve made on behalf of our nation, but it’s great to have one day where we collectively honor them...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal  In the information age, communications and collaboration technology can be the difference between success and failure on the battlefield.  Military leaders need the ability to access and...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal Government agencies are being increasingly challenged shrinking operating budgets, and in this economic climate public sector leaders are looking for technology investments that will save their organization...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal  The GSA made big news last week when it announced that federal, state, and local government agencies would be able to purchase infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offerings through Apps.gov . ...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal  New York is without a doubt one of the most influential cities in the world, and thanks to a groundbreaking technology announcement today, it promises to also be one of the most efficient. ...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal  What does it mean for a solution to be “enterprise-ready”?  For Federal agencies, it’s about the highest levels of security, collaboration across working groups, pooling resources for cost...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal  It’s no secret that government organizations, from the local sheriff’s office to the biggest federal agency, are facing shrinking budgets.  Public sector leaders are being asked to meet...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal When Data.gov launched last year, it was an incredible milestone for open government, citizen engagement and transparency. The site instantly became the central location for the democratization of...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal  Federal CIOs who decide to implement cloud computing must find  the right vendor to ensure the required level of service.  Cloud service level agreements (SLAs) provide this assurance...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal  Telework has been a topic of discussion for years and the federal employees I speak with are looking for an acceleration in action.  Though progress has been made - agencies like the FAA...

By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal  I usually focus on technology happenings in the federal space, but I wanted to quickly call attention to a very exciting announcement that the State of Minnesota made today.  Minnesota’s...