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Kundra advocates open source

Open-source software advocates are feeling energized. With the first semi-geek president in power, one who wields a cudgel for the kind of transparency and accountability that the open-source community is based on, they see a golden opportunity to push their case for the type of software that allows anyone to contribute code subject to the scrutiny of their peers. Read More.

Leading the Army's technology charge

In his six years as commander and several more as deputy of PEO-C3T, Justice has learned a few tricks that other government information technology executives would do well to follow, including how to get the most from the resources one has, knowing what risks are worth taking and shaping new technology to serve a missionŐs needs, not the other way around. He has also become a vocal proponent of open-source software because of its flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Read More.

Article Archive


June 2009

Kundra advocates open source
June 8, 2009

Pursuing Government RFPs: A How-To Guide for Open Source
June 2, 2009

Red Hat Sees Strong Demand For Cloud Computing
June 1, 2009

May 2009

Private cloud may be a better option for public agencies
May 22, 2009

DLA moves EMall to DISA servers
May 19, 2009

Leading the Army's technology charge
May 18, 2009

Managing Technology: Open To Change
May 7, 2009

April 2009

Red Hat CEO seeks open source in government
April 6, 2009

March 2009

Stimulus Plan Provision Calls for Study on Open Source Health IT
March 31, 2009

New Law Helps Open Source
March 30, 2009

Red Hat tops Street view with 4Q earnings
March 25, 2009

DISA makes software collaboration agreement
March 20, 2009

US Defense Dept. goes public with some open source plans
March 17, 2009

Department of Defense to Open Source Corporate Management Information System
March 16, 2009

Andy Stein: Open Source Is the Answer for Newport News IT Director
March 5, 2009

New York's myBenefits Lets Citizens Apply for Social Services
Mar 3, 2009

February 2009

Study: Federal Gov't Can Save Billions in IT Spending
February 20, 2009

WFED Interview
February 20, 2009

DLT Solutions Awarded $18 Million Blanket Purchase Agreement by U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for Red Hat Solutions
February 18, 2009

N.Y. MyBenefits Online Enrollment System Has Wisconsin Roots
February 18, 2009

Stimulus Package
February 13, 2009

New 'Federal IT on a Budget' Forum Focuses on Helping Uncle Sam Stretch the IT Dollar
February 12, 2009

New 'Federal IT on a Budget' Forum Focuses on Helping Uncle Sam Stretch the IT Dollar
February 10, 2009

New "DIY Federal IT Bailout" Report Identifies Billions in Potential Federal IT Savings
February 10, 2009

How Much Money Can Open Source Save the US Government?
February 10, 2009

New "DIY Federal IT Bailout" Report Identifies Billions in Potential Federal IT Savings
February 9, 2009

DIY Federal IT Bailout Report Identifies Billions in Potential Federal IT Savings
February 9, 2009

IT Bailout Report Identifies Potential Federal Savings
February 9, 2009

DIY Federal IT Bailout Report Identifies Billions in Potential Federal IT Savings
February 9, 2009

Managing Technology: Reaching for the Clouds
February 5, 2009

January 2009

Defense Department sets up its own SourceForge
January 31, 2009

DOD Launches Site to Develop Open Source Software
January 30, 2009

Open Source Hosted Software Industry Predictions, Speculate on Obama IT Impact
January 29, 2009

Server Consolidation Boosts Utilization Rates for Atlanta's Fulton County
January 28, 2009

Open source may have a role in government
January 28, 2009

Linux vs. Unix Values Evident in Red Hat, Sun Market Valuations
January 27, 2009

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Gets Virtual
January 23, 2009

RHEL 5.3 readied for more virtualization duties
January 22, 2009

The Year of Virtualization
January 4, 2009

December 2008

Data Center Transitions: Unix to Linux
December 16, 2008

Can Open Source Help the Economy?
December 14, 2008

November 2008

Linux Readied for DOD IPv6 Certification
November 26, 2008

Lawrence Livermore Erects HPC Testbed
November 25, 2008

Red Hat Delivers Dramatic Cost Savings and Performance to Worlds Most Demanding Mission-Critical Platforms
November 18, 2008

Amentra Awarded Enterprise Data Architecture Contract by the Department of Transportation
November 12, 2008

Government Computer News: OASIS Panel to Foster Interoperability and Conformance with Open Document Format
November 4, 2008

Washington Technology - A Path to Savings: Contractors Are Helping Agencies Cut Costs with Open Source Software
November 3, 2008

October 2008

Salt River Project Migrates to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on IBM Mainframes for Flexibility and Performance
October 22, 2008

Open source software proves affordable, flexible for NIH, DoD
October 21, 2008

SGI builds Linux Networx
October 20, 2008

Red Hat and Tresys Form Linux Security Alliance
October 10, 2008

Red Hat and Tresys to deliver enhanced linux security services
October 8, 2008

Pentagon: Open Source is Good to Go
October 8, 2008

Red Hat debuts HPC package
October 6, 2008

Red Hat Hosts Fourth Annual Government Users and Developers Conference
October 2, 2008

September 2008

Can open source survive Congress?
September 9, 2008

Red Hat, Intel and CUNY to Provide Testing Lab for Open Source Technologies
September 3, 2008

Open-source lab for local, state governments debuts in N.Y.
September 3, 2008

CUNY, Red Hat and Intel team up on tech lab
September 3, 2008

August 2008

IBM Exec Predicts the Future of Linux, Open Source
August 7, 2008

DISA certifies Red Hat OS for IPv6
August 6, 2008

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Meets DoD Conformance and Interoperability Requirements
August 5, 2008

July 2008

Twitter for the Enterprise
July 25, 2008

Tools for Web 2.0
July 21, 2008

Security is No Secret
July 21, 2008

A Little More Info on Red Hat Enterprise MRG
July 15, 2008

TCS Thin Client SABI Certified
July 15, 2008

Linux thin client software certified "Secret"
July 14, 2008

COTS creates challenge
July 7, 2008

Linux Runs for Office
July 4, 2008

June 2008

Letter: Feds have option to choose more secure systems
June 13, 2008

Linux captures the green flag, beats Windows 2008 power saving measures
June 9, 2008

May 2008

JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Accepted for Common Criteria Evaluation
May 12, 2008

April 2008

GSA makes the case for open source
April 16, 2008

Red Hat Signs Master Marketing Agreement with SAIC
April 11, 2008

Linux showing signs of solid growth
April 9, 2008

Open-source group tackles e-health interoperability
April 7, 2008

Red Hat gets into the fast lane
April 4, 2008

March 2008

Red Hat posts strong fiscal year '08 earnings
March 28, 2008

Red Hat: Open source benefits from U.S. unpopularity
March 26, 2008

Shared identities - Federated approach makes identity management portable
March 17, 2008

GAO: Software design could hinder Future Combat System
March 14, 2008

NSA updates SELinux
March 14, 2008

NSA extends access control to network storage
March 10, 2008

Navy to focus only on open systems
March 6, 2008

February 2008

Can Linux Stage a Coup D'Etat?
February 29, 2008

TCS Makes Linux DISA Compliant
February 5, 2008

January 2008

Report: Schools Will Increase Spending on Open Source
January 25, 2008

Open Source, Unlimited Potential
January 17, 2008

December 2007

Convincing the Military to Embrace Open Source
December 29, 2007

Multilevel security pricing, take two
December 28, 2007

Use of brand names in solicitations still a problem
December 26, 2007

The OS: Fat or thin? Future of IT: Cloud computing heralds winds of change, but heavy-duty OSers hold their ground
December 10, 2007

November 2007

Is Open-source Software Secure or Not?
November 26, 2007

Secure desktops not just for Vista
November 26, 2007

MarketPlace News - Open Source In Government
November 23, 2007

Study Addresses Open-Source Implementation for Federal Agencies
November 20, 2007

Open-Source Cuts Both Ways
November 19, 2007

Linux Rising in the Government Sector as Unix Slowly Ebbs
November 13, 2007

Buzz of the Week
November 12, 2007

Who is Open?
November 7, 2007

Defense Procurement Ill-Suited for Open Source
November 5, 2007

Federal Open Source Referendum Study: Security as an Opportunity and a Risk
November 5, 2007

55% of the Government Dabbling in Open Source
November 2, 2007

Survey: Open Source Gaining Traction in Government
November 2, 2007

JBoss to get Common Criteria certification
November 2, 2007

Open Source and the Feds; Your Tax Dollars at Work
November 1, 2007

Open source projects face challenges but dominate Federal netscape
November 1, 2007

HP Backs Red Hat in Government Biz Bid
November 1, 2007

HP Releases Multi-level Security RHEL5
November 1, 2007

October 2007

The quest for the holy grail. Government, industry keep hunting for ever-elusive trusted computing
October 15, 2007

"Technicalities on the $100 laptop PC" The $100 laptop will use the Fedora Core 6 version of Linux as its OS
October 8, 2007

September 2007

Department of Energy Awards Five Year, $45 Million Blanket Purchase Agreement to DLT Solutions, Inc.
September 25, 2007

Font Libre! Red Hat and font developer Ascender team up to create an open-source set of fonts
September 24, 2007

Government Computer News, Trust issues: Agencies, industry grapple to define the meaning of trusted computing
September 24, 2007

Washington Business Journal, Herndon firm wins IT work from Energy Department
September 24, 2007

Government Computer News, FBI to automate wiretap database
September 17, 2007

Government Computer News, Technology aids expansion of eavesdropping powers
September 17, 2007

"The open question-Agencies stand to benefit from the move toward open-source software development, but it's still not free sailing" Government Computer News
September 14, 2007

August 2007

Government VAR - Gov Security Standards Spell Channel Opportunity
August 27, 2007

Getting the message out - Everyone talks about best practices, but like messages in a bottle, best practices are difficult to find. Should agencies be trying harder?
August 20, 2007

Washington Technology announces Red Hat's Mike Byrd as a Government Channel Leadership Award winner for 2007
August 20, 2007

Something to celebrate - Project Bonfire at Hill Air Force Base streamlines systems and improves aircraft maintenance
August 6, 2007

Government Computer News, "SAP on Red Hat"
August 1, 2007

Government Technology, Marginal or Mainstream? Government CIO's in CA, TX, and DC agree that open source advantages extend far beyond cost savings.
August 1, 2007

NSA: WE'RE FROM THE GOVERNMENT. HELP US. The National Security Agency, whose initials once seemed to stand for No Such Agency, is moving from being a proprietary to an open-source organization. Sort of.
August 1, 2007

June 2007

Government Computer News, "Tip of the Red Hat to Hill AFB,"Hill Air Force Base, Utah, has won Red Hat Innovator of the Year honors for its Project Bonfire deployment of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
June 25, 2007

CIO, "Red Hat Linux Gets Top Government Security Rating"
June 18, 2007

Datamation's IT Management, "IBM Helps Red Hat to EAL 4 Certification"
June 16, 2007

InformationWeek, "Red Hat and IBM Add Security Certification"
June 15, 2007

Government Computer News, "Hill AFB is Red Hat Innovator of the Year"
June 13, 2007

May 2007

FedTech, "Igniting change," (Hill AFB)
May 14, 2007

Government Computer News, "Microsoft adds it up"
May 14, 2007

Hill AFB Innovation Award Press release
May 11, 2007

April 2007

Federal Computer Week, "GSA, DoD seek data encryption under SmartBuy"
April 16, 2007

Government Computer News - "RFQ to help government meet mobile encryption requirements,"
April 16, 2007

LinuxElections, "Red Hat Signs Master Marketing Agreement with SAIC"
April 11, 2007

Government Computer News, "RHEL 5 Hits the Streets"
April 2, 2007

March 2007

Federal Computer Week - "Big vendors give open source added clout"
March 19, 2007

Government Executive - "Scaling Mount Vista"
March 12, 2007

Government Computer News,"Spring forward, plan ahead"
March 6, 2007

February 2007

Federal Computer Week, "Sorting SOA fact from fiction,"7 truths about service-oriented architecture that savvy leaders can take to the bank
February 12, 2007

2006

SGI and atsec complete Common Criteria evaluation
October 24, 2006

IBM will build new Department of Energy supercomputer
September 7, 2006

2006: The year of desktop Linux?
March 30, 2006

The IBM, Raytheon and Red Hat deliver solution for the Navy's DDG 1000
February 7, 2006

2005

Red Hat's New CTO Talks Government
November 17, 2005

DLT Solutions Awarded $8 Million Blanket Purchase Agreement by U.S. Department of Commerce for Red Hat Solutions
August 2, 2005

Defense Department signs Red Hat deal
April 29, 2005

Navy R&D project looks to open-source use
May 25, 2005

Homeland Security Keeps An Eye On The Sky With App-Dev Strategy
February 23, 2005

2004

Linux in Government: Stanislaus County Does Linux with a Best Practices Slant
November 5, 2004

HP nearing common criteria EAL 3 Linux certification by Government customers
October 11, 2004

Linux in Government: Technical Aspects of the Emergency Response Network System (Part 1) (Part 2)
August 20, 2004

Asia Loves Linux - And Microsoft Scrambles
January 6, 2004

2003

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts awards Titan $17 million IDIQ contract for Red Hat products and services
December 18, 2003

City of Austin pilot proves OpenOffice.org works
December 17, 2003

More Agencies Pick Open Source Software
December 15, 2003

The FEDs Love Linux
June 20, 2003

Red Hat CTO speaks on US Government certification
February 12, 2003

Red Hat, Oracle to seek additional government certification
February 12, 2003

Predicting the weather with Linux at the National Weather Service
January 28, 2003

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Still confused as to what twitter is? More and more government agencies are using it as an efficient way to communicate. Here is an article from Federal Computer News that talks about how government uses it.

Public Sector Podcasts


City of Chicago Realizes Cost Savings and Performance Gains on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- redhat.com

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Awarded Common Criteria Controlled Access Protection Profile Compliance
- redhat.com

U.S. Department of Energy Labs Deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- redhat.com

Red Hat Establishes Government Business Unit
- redhat.com

Red Hat: Leadership and Innovation for High Performance Computing
- redhat.com

General Hugh Shelton Elected to Red Hat Board of Directors
- redhat.com

City of Vienna deploys Red Hat
- redhat.com

Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Enabling VistA
- redhat.com