IT Modernization
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Todd Schroeder, managing director Global Public Sector, Strategy and Sales for Google joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss how the Google Cloud platform can help federal agencies reduce cost and improve flexibility.
June 11, 2021 -
The latest “go-live” for MHS Genesis installations nearly doubled the system’s footprint in a single day. It stands at 42,000 active users.
June 11, 2021 -
The Census Bureau's Paul Friday is a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals for his work helping the agency turn handwritten notes or forms into machine readable data.
June 09, 2021 -
The IRS obligates $2.5 billion a year in contract spending but one of the most common yet important questions in the contracting process is really hard to answer.
June 09, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration says a high number of IT workers at the IRS are eligible to retirement.
June 08, 2021 -
The National Archives and Records Administration expects it will take 18-to-24 months to resolve a backlog of outstanding requests at the National Personnel Records Center -- once it has systems in place to digitize and share documents with other agencies.
June 07, 2021 -
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signed the strategy on May 13, officials said Friday. They said the classified document would add teeth to DoD's efforts to standardize the ways in which the military services interconnect their weapons platforms.
June 04, 2021 -
The Biden administration is asking for a 2.4% increase and a 14% increase in federal IT and cybersecurity spending, respectively, in fiscal 2022.
June 01, 2021 -
Ryan Picchini, senior director of Product Marketing at Acquia, joined host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss how effective web design can help align federal agency resources and remove silos for citizens to consume federal information.
June 01, 2021 -
The administration’s first full budget request it released Friday would give the IRS $13.2 billion, a more than 10% increase for current levels.
May 31, 2021 -
DoD's 2022 budget would more than triple its use of a pilot program for "colorless" software appropriations. Most of the increase would come from including the Navy's billion-dollar NGEN program.
May 31, 2021 -
Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana said OMB is working on new 21st Century IDEA Act guidance and a new IT modernization strategy.
May 28, 2021 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs underestimated the costs of the physical infrastructure upgrades needed to prepare VA medical facilities for its new electronic health record. VA's IG said those upgrades may cost between $3.1 and 3.7 billion.
May 27, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Veterans Affairs' inspector general said the agency initially underestimated the costs of physical infrastructure upgrades needed to support its new electronic health record.
May 26, 2021 -
Tom Kennedy, vice president, Public Sector at Rubrik and Christopher Ginder, regional director of Civilian Agencies at NetApp, join host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss a joint venture to improve network security in the federal government.
May 26, 2021