IT Modernization
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The president signed a bill Monday that would allow the IRS to expedite hiring for tech leadership positions and offer them pay closer to the private sector.
July 02, 2019 -
The CIO Council’s Application Rationalization Playbook provides a six-step approach for how agencies can more efficiently manage their IT portfolios and decide whether to keep software in house or take it to the cloud.
July 01, 2019 -
Tom Kennedy, vice president of Federal at Rubrik, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss data management, data storage and how a system like Rubrik can help federal agencies with those tasks.
July 01, 2019 -
For more insight, Reps. Derek Klimer (D-Wash.) and Tom Graves (R-Ga.) spoke with Federal Drive with Tom Temin at the Rayburn House Office Building.
June 28, 2019 -
New guidance from OMB this week prioritizes the optimization of existing data centers over further consolidation.
June 27, 2019 -
The House Oversight and Reform Committee will release the 8th Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard showing five agencies improving, five falling and 14 agencies holding steady.
June 26, 2019 -
Federal CIO Suzette Kent released the final version of the cloud smart strategy highlighting the need for agencies to take an interdisciplinary approach to moving applications to the cloud.
June 24, 2019 -
Mike Beckley, founder and CTO of Appian, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss how the company's low code approach will revolutionize how custom software gets built.
June 24, 2019 -
Amy Haseltine, the deputy chief information officer for enterprise services at HHS, said the agency brought a cross-agency team together to focus on how best to apply the tenets of FITARA to improve mission delivery.
June 24, 2019 -
Tammy Meckley, associate director for immigration records and identity services, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the details.
June 24, 2019 -
The Coast Guard Search and Rescue Mission employs only one oceanographer, but after years of detailed study he pioneered a computer modeling program to help the service rescue faster.
June 21, 2019 -
Stephen Rice, the DHS deputy CIO, is taking a similar role at the Navy Federal Credit Union.
June 21, 2019 -
The Trump administration said back pay for contractors affected by the shutdown will be too costly and increase the risk of fraud, waste, and improper payments.
June 19, 2019 -
GAO ranked 10 federal systems in most need of modernization and they range from 8-to-51 years old and cost about $337 million annually to maintain.
June 17, 2019 -
Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP National Security Services, joined host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss how new technologies can help federal agencies solve their most complicated cybersecurity problems.
June 17, 2019