This week in our government IT news roundup: Is Shadow IT Spinning Out of Control in Government; Automating Cybersecurity; DOD Cyber Architecture Takes Shape; Feds Need Cloud Procurement Standards

This week in Technically News: New State Government IT Agency in the Works; CIO Unlikely Until After Nov. Election; Government IT Procurement Obstacles: “Check the Box” Culture, Prescriptive Requirements, and More; FedRAMP Cloud Standards Deadline: What Comes After

This week in Technically News: Oracle Managed Cloud Services Earns Elite Status for Federal Deployments; Federal IT Managers More Optimistic About Security Than Implementers; Feds Could Save $20 Billion with Better IT Infrastructure Initiatives, Study Finds; Shifting Mindsets in the Physical World.

CODEvolved is a PaaS solution that delivers an elastic, fully-configured environment for accelerated application development, testing and hosting using Red Hat's OpenShift Enterprise on Amazon Web Services' (AWS) cloud. Matt Micene led the team who architected the solution. We interviewed him about this new offering from DLT Solutions.

Read how AutoCAD 2015 really focuses on user comfort. Meet the most compelling new feature of Civil 3D 2015, and more.

These and other stories are featured in this week’s CAD News & Tips for Govies -  a weekly feature on Acronym that scans thousands of industry articles to present you with a regular source of CAD and GIS news, tips, events, and ideas that impact the public sector:

AutoCAD 2015 Focuses on User Comfort

This week in Technically News: Obama Signs Nation's First 'Open Data' Law; New NIST Guidelines Aim to Help IT System Developers Build Security in From the Ground Up; How Government Can Securely Leverage Cloud Environments; Open Source Lessons for Feds

This week in Technically News: Buzzword Engineering, or The Curse of Nicholas Carr; DHS Says Stop Using Internet Explorer; Tech Council Blasts IT Acquisition Report; FBI warns Healthcare of Vulnerability to Cyberattacks; Pentagon Plays Catch-Up with Cloud Computing

Green campuses abound thanks for student-developed award-winning green infrastructure designs. What’s the difference between AutoCAD 360 and Autodesk 360?

These and other stories are featured in this week’s CAD News & Tips for Govies is a weekly feature on Acronym that scans thousands of industry articles to present you with a regular source of CAD and GIS news, tips, events, and ideas that impact the public sector:

Students Transform Campus Landscapes using Green Stormwater Management Designs

This week in Technically News: Red Hat Touts Virtual Containers as Next Advance in Cloud Computing; In The Wake of Heartbleed, Open Source Software is Under Scrutiny; The Future of Mobility Goes Far Beyond BYOD; Severe Shortage of Tech Talent in Government, Says Report; DLT Solutions Announces CODEvolved