GSA: Apps.gov Will Go Dark

The federal government's cloud services portal, which spent more than a year in development and saw limited use since its launch in 2009, will soon go offline.

Developed by former federal CIO Vivek Kundra, Apps.gov was intended to provide an efficient, cost-saving solution for government agencies looking to buy software as a service. According to Information Week, the General Services Administration notified cloud service providers including Microsoft, Amazon, Dell and AT&T, via a Nov. 29 email, that the website would soon go offline.