IT Modernization
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Bob Osborn, the federal CTO of ServiceNow, makes the case for how agencies can digitally transform.
December 19, 2017 -
Industry and former federal executives say the Trump administration’s plans for IT modernization have matured.
December 18, 2017 -
Kirit Amin, the outgoing CIO of the International Trade Commission, said OMB and GSA should provide an easier way for small agencies to move off legacy systems.
December 15, 2017 -
USDA will be the first agency to work with GSA and the Office of American Innovation to get rid of legacy systems.
December 15, 2017 -
Margaret Weichert, the president's nominee to the deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, easily earned approval from members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee during Thursday's nomination hearing.
December 14, 2017 -
It’s been almost eight years since the Office of Management and Budget kicked off its latest data center consolidation and optimization initiative.
December 01, 2017 -
Johnson Joy, the chief information officer at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, said he wants to move the agency to the cloud, update its code, and replace desktops with laptops, among other things.
November 21, 2017 -
The Office of Personnel Management authorized a special Schedule A hiring authority to help agencies bring on specific professionals for their IT modernization and "smarter IT delivery initiative" projects. The authority expires Sept. 30, 2018.
November 20, 2017 -
David Bray, who left the FCC in October and now is the executive director of the People-Centered Internet Coalition, moved the agency to the cloud to cut spending on legacy IT systems by 35 percent.
November 17, 2017 -
Virtually all federal agencies are undergoing transformative shifts to meet the demands of a changing digital landscape. Depending on the agency, legacy processes, systems, or applications may be modernized either individually or collectively. While many organizations are eager to innovate and modernize, they may not have taken the steps to strategically prioritize their efforts.
November 07, 2017 -
Jeff Fossum, senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, said agencies need to take a holistic view of their digital transformation effort, or face new systems or processes that miss the mark.
November 03, 2017 -
Laura Grant and David Vernon, both of SAP, say agencies need to adopt innovation platforms, not just new technology.
November 02, 2017 -
The MGT Act will give federal chief information officers a central fund of $3 billion from which they can draw to update obsolete IT systems.
November 01, 2017 -
The General Services Administration said it recognizes agency's concerns with the new Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract and has a team to help agencies release their solicitations.
October 27, 2017 -
A bill expected out of Congress would help pay for chief information officers to figure out strategies to modernize their systems.
October 25, 2017