Reporter's Notebook
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Reactions to the suggestion that federal CIOs don't need to be rock stars was met with a host of reactions, including that the success of the CIO mostly depends on how well they understand how the government works and how they adapt to the culture.
March 28, 2016 -
The Office of Management and Budget’s new draft policy recognizes the data center consolidation and optimization initiative must fold in several ongoing priorities — from infrastructure and systems modernization, to cybersecurity, cloud first, and the greening of the government — to be more effective.
March 07, 2016 -
The Navy is reviewing its acquisition processes to reduce complexity and give contracting officers more time to talk to industry in developing requirements.
March 07, 2016 -
With several high profile CIO positions open, agencies need to consider what type of person they want to hire. A Brookings scholar is arguing against a high-profile outsider.
March 07, 2016 -
GSA issued a request for quotes under the Alliant Small Business governmentwide acquisition contract to modernize three major acquisition data systems, including FedBizOpps.gov.
February 22, 2016 -
The Government Accountability Office ruled the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s voluntary BYOD program doesn’t violate any laws.
February 22, 2016 -
Danny Harris, the Education Department’s chief information officer for the last seven years, decided to retire after 32 years in government.
February 22, 2016 -
As OMB presses agencies to spend more money on new or modernized systems, some federal CIOs and other IT executives say modernizing the definition of legacy systems is an important starting point.
February 15, 2016 -
DoD approved IBM to be its second Level 5 security cloud provider just as FedRAMP is finalizing its high baseline standard.
February 15, 2016 -
The General Services Administration withdrew an RFQ for data analytics after working on it for more than 18 months.
February 15, 2016 -
Charlie Armstrong called it a career after spending the last seven-plus years as the assistant commissioner for the Office of Information and Technology and CIO for CBP.
February 15, 2016 -
Other agency CIOs should take notice for how House lawmakers focused on the $250,000 paid to the Education Department CIO despite what they call poor overall performance, most specifically around cybersecurity.
February 08, 2016 -
Sandy Peavy retired from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center as its CIO. Former EPA IT executive Brand Niemann passed away at 74.
February 08, 2016 -
OFPP Administrator Anne Rung plans to update a 2011 guidance requiring agencies to submit business cases before moving forward with a multiple award contract.
February 01, 2016 -
The National Security Agency has retained almost 97 percent of its employees in 2015.
February 01, 2016