IT Modernization
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Former EPA CIO Ann Dunkin urges the new leadership in the Biden administration to make GSA a cabinet level position with chief operating authority, so that it can coordinate and drive technology innovation across the federal government.
January 11, 2021 -
DHS has a new chief information security officer, while the State Department has a new chief data officer and HHS names the first chief artificial intelligence officer as these are some of the changes in the federal technology community over the last few weeks.
January 11, 2021 -
This week on Federal Tech Talk, Michael Geist, senior vice president of Strategy and Technology at Envistacom, joins host John Gilroy to discuss the step that federal agencies can take to protect data transmitted from satellites.
January 11, 2021 -
The new year brings an ongoing challenge for federal agencies: How to get past their legacy information technology? There's only one way to modernize, and that's the old fashioned way - with more emphasis on people, skills, and using acquisition with a little more flair.
January 06, 2021 -
The Social Security Administration has developed a plan for modernizing its information technology, which is key to its ability to keep carrying out its mission. But the agency's advisory board authorized an outside panel of IT experts to look at the plan.
January 06, 2021 -
Michael Beckley is co-founder and CTO of Appian and he submits that we should take a whole new look at upgrading and automating enterprise systems.
January 05, 2021 -
With working capital funds, maybe agencies can finally close the service gap with industry.
January 04, 2021 -
A panel of federal experts offered opinions and insights about what IT and procurement topics that rose to the forefront in 2020 and impacted agencies and contractors alike.
December 28, 2020 -
A panel of federal experts offered opinions and insights about what IT and procurement topics will impact agencies and contractors alike over the next 12 months.
December 28, 2020 -
Interviews with technology executives from VA, NGA and DISA were the three most popular Ask the CIO interviews of 2020 proving the trend that automation, cyber and strategy continue to attract readers.
December 23, 2020 -
These steps will set you on that path as you look into what will work six to 12 months from now. It requires aligning on data strategy, bridging the legacy tech gaps, and inventorying systems so you know where you stand and what resources are at your disposal.
December 22, 2020 -
The House Oversight and Reform Committee released the 11th FITARA scorecard where no agency received an "A" grade and 10 agencies earned B grades.
December 22, 2020 -
For the third year in a row, Congress isn't buying the White House's request nor Democrat lawmakers’ pleas for more money to help agencies move away from legacy systems more quickly.
December 21, 2020 -
The court decision likely paves the way for the Navy to transition to the new NGEN contract, though Perspecta may still take its case to an appellate court.
December 18, 2020 -
The Navy is becoming ever more digital as information warfare, cybersecurity, and command and control become data driven activities.
December 18, 2020