The Navy hopes to make dramatic improvements for all of its users within the Pentagon by midway through next month. Similar fixes are on the way for the rest of the service, but may prove more difficult.
Guy Cavallo, the chief information officer for OPM, said the initial focus of the new retirement services system is on new retirees and starting them off in a digital format.
The Biden administration’s fiscal 2024 budget proposes a big boost for “customer experience” efforts. And how agencies use data – whether it’s customer feedback data or internal agency information needed to verify eligibility – will be a crucial part of those efforts to establish better citizen-facing services. “Data and experience are becoming the last two hard problems,” Dan Tucker, senior vice president for the civil sector at Booz Allen Hamilton, said on Federal News Network.
Cloud-based software and applications are allowing organizations of all sorts to streamline their missions and generate insights from data. But federal agencies remain especially sensitive to security and other concerns around the cloud. Delie Minaie, vice president for civil sector at Booz Allen Hamilton, says “standard, repeatable” processes will be key as agencies continue to adopt cloud-based technologies.
EP Mathew, the DIA deputy chief information officer, said the first software factory available for use by the Five Eyes will help ensure data interoperability.
The Defense Logistics Agency has rolled out its cloud-based Warehouse Management System to 12 sites so far and will reach 70 by the end of fiscal 2023.
Did you miss Federal News Network’s Cloud Exchange 2023? We’ve got you covered. Every session of the three-day event is available now on demand, featuring cloud leaders from CBP, Energy, Health and Human Services, Justice, ICE, NIH, Transportation and TSA.
It's fair to say, federal agencies will never buy commercial cloud computing services from Chinese vendors.
The White House seeks to narrow the growing chasm between the immense power companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Oracle wield over the country’s digital fortunes and the few tools the government has to ensure their cybersecurity practices keep more than their pocketbooks in mind.
During this exclusive webinar, you will learn how top federal IT executives are implementing effective strategies and technology around cloud computing.
Mason McDaniel, the chief technology officer at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the Justice Department, said the agency has about 80% of all applications in the cloud.
In our new Federal News Network Insider’s Guide, we share details for federal users about what the Salesforce AppExchange is, how it works and why it provides value to agencies by extending their investment in Salesforce.
With uncertainty looming related to the federal debt ceiling, it’s pressing that your government organization takes an active look at its technology and ensures you’re using the most efficient options.
“You need to stop questioning whether the cloud is secure. You’ve got to start questioning whether you know how to use it securely,” said Drew Firment, chief cloud strategist at Pluralsight, adding that biggest cybersecurity issues result from vulnerabilities introduced through human error.
Jeff Shilling, the chief information officer of the National Cancer Institute in the National Institutes of Health, said modernizing the underlying technology infrastructure will make data sharing with researchers and others easier.