IT Modernization
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Ann Lewis, the new director of TTS in GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, said her organization’s goal is to get the right tech skills into the right place to deliver better outcomes for the public.
November 03, 2023 -
The Navy sees a not-too-distant future in which sailors aboard ships have the same level of connectivity they have on shore, thanks almost entirely to advances in the commercial sector.
October 27, 2023 -
The new TSP loan tracker should help answer questions from participants about the progress of their loan applications, and show them what’s still missing to reach the next step of the process.
October 26, 2023 -
Gabe Camarillo, the undersecretary of the Army, said to create a culture of continuous improvement, the Army needs to institutionalize how it buys, develops and continually improve its applications.
October 26, 2023 -
Along with employee onboarding, effective training and development programs are needed to help employees improve their skills and keep a skilled staff. For example, AI-powered automation can make it easier to sign up for courses, keep track of when they are finished and make progress updates. These features make it easy for government HR departments to make the most of their training resources and keep track of employee growth.
October 26, 2023 -
You might not know him by name, but Federal Drive host Tom Temin's guest oversees an operation that touches thousands of federal employees. He has also worked facilities, operations and budget analysis across the government. Now he's among the new members of the National Academy of Public Administration: Byron Adkins.
October 26, 2023 -
On today's Federal Newscast: Several workers at the Government Publishing Office have filed a lawsuit, alleging a pervasive workplace culture of racism and sexism. The Biden administration is kicking off the first update to the national cyber incident response plan in seven years. And the IRS crackdown on wealthy tax cheats is bringing in millions of dollars.
October 23, 2023 -
John Weiler, the executive director and co-founder of the IT Acquisition Advisory Council, calls for agencies to be more aggressive in preventing suppliers from advising on IT projects and then developing the system.
October 20, 2023 -
Raylene Yung, executive director of the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) program management office at the General Services Administration, is leaving her position. Friday is her last day on the job.
October 20, 2023 -
The rollout is one of DoD’s first large-scale forays into cloud computing at the secret level, and will also consolidate and replace an aging patchwork of tools senior leaders have been using to discuss classified information for years
October 20, 2023 -
The planned addition of facial recognition to Login.gov comes as GSA attempts to boost the program’s “identity proofing” capabilities.
October 18, 2023 -
The IRS expects several hundred thousand taxpayers from 13 states will test a free, online tax-filing platform that’s run by the agency during next year’s filing season.
October 17, 2023 -
Software supply chain management has been a hot topic across agencies as many are starting to focus on software bills of materials (SBOMs).
October 17, 2023 -
In an address to the Association of the U.S. Army, Gen. Randy George, the service's new chief of staff, demanded a simpler, easier-to-use network. He's the latest in a long string of Army chiefs to make the same request, but officials think it's finally doable because of recent institutional changes.
October 16, 2023 -
In the realm of federal cybersecurity, change is both inevitable and necessary. The urgency of President Biden's 2021 Executive Order to implement a zero trust architecture by September 2024 has set the stage for a pivotal transformation. Yet, as the deadline draws near, it's apparent that while the directive's intent is clear, the path to its realization is fraught with complexity and challenges.
October 12, 2023
