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State Secrets on the Cloud: AWS Launches New Region for Classified Data, Opening Door to U.S. Intelligence Agencies
Aimed at improving intelligence gathering and ensuring a more friction-free transmission of vital information, the recent launch of Amazon Web Services (AWS) new Secret Region for the handling of classified government data is seen enhancing the United States’...![Homeland Security Tells Agencies to Get Stronger on Cyber Security](https://civmetrics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/kevin-364843-1080x675.jpg)
Homeland Security Tells Agencies to Get Stronger on Cyber Security
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is cracking down on the porous security of federal agency websites and email systems. A “Binding Operational Directive” issued by the DHS in October requires all federal agencies to upgrade security for their web and email...People Moves: Top Tech Officials In NYC, Washington D.C. Are Moving On
Several prominent public technology officials have recently announced their intention to leave office. New York City’s Director of Innovation Leaving for World Economic Forum New York City Director of Innovation Jeff Merritt is to move across the country to San...![Federal Agency Websites Are Slow, Unsecured and Bad: Report](https://civmetrics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/david-everett-strickler-196946-1080x675.jpg)
Federal Agency Websites Are Slow, Unsecured and Bad: Report
Convenient. Accessible. Secure. These adjectives describe an ideal website. But the websites of federal government agencies are far from ideal. A recent report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) indicates that a great majority of the...![New Performance Measurement Toolset Lets Small Governments See Big Picture](https://civmetrics.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/olu-eletu-13086-1080x675.jpg)