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Dave McClure on use of cloud at GSA

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September 20, 2011

David McClure, Associate Administrator of the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, talks about the use of cloud computing at GSA 

 

Dave McClure talks about use of cloud computing at GSA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile, cloud trends key to FOSE discussions

By Jory Heckman, Federal News Radio
July 21, 2011

The move to mobile technology and cloud computing may have begun under the leadership of federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, but his mission will stay strong with his successor once he leaves office in August.

Dave McClure played a key role in the redesign of USA.gov. The goal was to build a site and mobile apps that would meet the public's needs. (General Services Administration) (Published in the Washington Post on July 6, 2010)

"It's the administration that has laid this out, not just Vivek," said David McClure, associate administrator of the General Services Administration's Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies at the FOSE trade show on Wednesday.

Open gov: So far, so good, but further still to go

By Alice Lipowicz
Jun 01, 2011

David McClure's job is to help federal agencies keep pace with the latest technologies, including social media, collaboration platforms and mobile applications, so they can use those technologies to better communicate with the public.

McClure was appointed associate administrator of the General Services Administration's Office of Citizen Services and Communications — later re-established as the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies — in August 2009. Since then, he has been carrying out initiatives in Web 2.0 technologies, cloud computing and open government.

His key projects include Challenge.gov for collective problem solving and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for assessing and authorizing cloud computing services and products.

GSA preps system for pre-RFP government-industry collaboration

By Alice Lipowicz
May 04, 2011

The General Services Administration will release an online collaborative platform so federal agency acquisition officials and industry members can communicate to shape procurements in their early stages, according to a senior GSA official.

A true servant

Posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 12:00 am

IT WAS in 1971 that U.S. Rep. Frank Evans persuaded the House of Representatives to pass legislation establishing the Public Documents Distribution Center at the Pueblo Memorial Airport Industrial Park.

It was a decision that helped put Pueblo on the map for countless Americans across the land.

So it was fitting that on Monday, 40 years later, the Government Printing Office officially named the center the Congressman Frank Evans US Government Printing Office Pueblo Document Distribution Center.

On hand for the ceremony were James C. Bradley, assistant public printer for operations, and David McClure, associate administrator for the General Services Administration.

Mr. McClure noted that "for 38 years we've been telling Americans to look to our Pueblo center for the best information." And the employees there have sent out more than 800 million publications.

GSA Testifies Against Google in 'Apps for Government,' FISMA Hearing

Both the Department of Justice and General Services Administration have agreed with Microsoft's accusation that Google is lying about having FISMA certified government software.

Earlier this week, Microsoft called Google a liar because the search engine giant told the government that its software suite for government employees was FISMA certified.

Now, Google is doing what it can to convince the Department of Justice that it is certified, but it isn't looking good.

The conflict between Microsoft and Google stems back to an incident where Microsoft had been selected to create a cloud-based e-mail system for the Department of Interior, and Google sued the government saying that it favored Microsoft.

Current Episode: David L. McClure

Broadcast Date: 09/14/2010

As Associate Administrator, McClure oversees the Office of Citizen Services and Communications' two main divisions: the Office of Citizen Services and the Office of Communications and Marketing.

America's Website Newly User-Friendly

By NPR Staff, Sunday, August 1, 2010

The U.S. government's website got a face lift in the beginning of July. Want to find out how to renew your passport? Apply for debt relief? Buy national park tickets AND find the closest alternative fuel station? It's all there. Host Liane Hansen talks with David McClure of USA.gov about the site's new features.

GAO: Agencies need social media guidance

By Molly Bernhart Walker, Fierce Government IT, Monday, July 26, 2010

Social media is being rapidly implemented across government, with 22 of 24 major federal agencies maintaining a presence on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report presented as part of a July 22 testimony at a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing.

Portal to aid in development of standards is coming soon

By Rutrell Yasin, Government Computer News, Thursday, July 22, 2010

A portal to facilitate collaborative development of standards to support cloud computing requirements is on schedule to be ready by the end of the year, said Dawn Leaf, senior executive for cloud computing at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Agency Officials Draw Roadmap for Federal Cloud

By Kenneth Corbin, Internet.com, Wednesday, July 21, 2010

WASHINGTON -- It may be a slow process, but the federal migration of government IT systems to the cloud is building steam, a panel of senior government officials said Wednesday here at the Brookings Institution, a prominent Washington think tank.

Adapting 'Old Spice' success to government

By Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post, Wednesday, July 21, 2010

If you haven't watched the Old Spice TV and Internet ads,[A NonGovement Website] you're missing one of the most successful viral campaigns in history.

Actor and former football star Isaiah Mustafa, who wows viewers with his bare-chested, smooth-talking delivery, has produced video replies to hundreds of online queries or comments tweeted to him by Web users, including questions from George Stephanopolous and Alyssa Milano.

Naturally, others are trying to figure out how to duplicate Old Spice's success.

Top 50 Public Administration Web Resources

By L.G., MasterofPublicAdministration.org, Tuesday, July 27, 2010

A public administrator needs all the resources available at his or her fingertips, including information about organizations, research, online interaction, public outreach and contact information for local, regional, national and even international resources. You'll find the best of all this information in our list of the top 50 public administration Web resources.

Government 2.0: Federal Agency use of Web 2.0 Technology Part 3

Youtube [A NonGovement Website]

Web 2.0 risks and rewards for federal agencies

Potential security and privacy issues balance gov. innovation and cost savings

Alex Howard, O'Reily.com, Friday, July 23, 2010

The nature of record keeping and government transparency in the information age is rapidly changing. Officials can text, tweet, direct message, send "Facemail," IM or Skype, all from a personal smartphone. That's why yesterday's testimony of David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, at a hearing on "Government 2.0: Federal Agency Use Of Web 2.0 Technologies" was both critically relevant and useful. (It's embedded below, after the jump.)

USA.gov's redesign includes apps for mobile users

The Washington Post, Tuesday, July 6, 2010

The Obama administration has revamped and relaunched USA.gov, the online home for federal services and information. Dave McClure, associate administrator at the General Services Administration, oversaw the site's revamp and spoke about the redesign and dozens of new Web applications, or "apps," for mobile phone users:

Federal government seeks bids for cloud computing services

By Marjorie Censer, The Washington Post, Monday, July 5, 2010

Local companies are hoping to help the federal government move into cloud -- or Internet-based -- computing, as the General Services Administration prepares to select vendors able to offer the services to federal agencies.

Government creates more smartphone apps

By Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post, Friday, July 2, 2010

Smartphone addicts, rejoice: Are you counting calories? Concerned about unsafe toys? Worried about tan lines or airport security lines? There's a (government) app for that.

Your Tax Dollars at Work — Making Apps

By BOB TEDESCHI, NY Times.com, Friday, July 2, 2010

The Apple App Store, the Android Market and BlackBerry's AppWorld have a surprising new competitor.

The United States government.

GSA plans to beef up security of cloud computing

By Tom Spoth, FederalTimes.com, Thursday, July 1, 2010

The General Services Administration will launch a new effort this fall intended to help agencies overcome their security concerns with cloud computing.

The effort is called Fedramp — short for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Under Fedramp, an interagency group will inspect vendors' cloud computing solutions that federal agencies may be interested in using to ensure they meet complex IT security standards. Those standards are set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

GSA to launch social network for feds and contractors

By Gautham Nagesh, TheHill.com, Thursday, July 1, 2010

The General Services Administration is creating an online social network for federal employees and contractors in hopes of enhancing collaboration across government agencies.

The platform, dubbed FedSpace, will be available to employees while they are at work as an alternative to third-party social networking and collaboration sites, which are often inaccessible from government computers. The effort will be led by the GSA's Office of Citizen Services Federal Center for New Media and Citizen Engagement and is likely to be rolled out incrementally, with the first phase debuting this fall.

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