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$State\'s successful online intern program growing deep roots across the government$

State's successful online intern program growing deep roots across the government

Workforce
Fri June 15, 2018

Dozens of agencies are employing einterns through a similar approach the State Department is using with its Virtual Student Federal Service.

Pressure on DoD to change JEDI cloud approach increases

Reporter's Notebook
Mon June 4, 2018

Industry sources say focus on the JEDI cloud procurement by Congress and interest by the new DoD CIO could further delay the final solicitation.

Senate bill calls for small defense contractors getting paid quicker

Federal Newscast
Thu May 24, 2018

In today's Federal Newscast, bipartisan legislation in the Senate would shorten the deadline for the Defense department to pay defense contractors who work with small businesses.

$Top OMB official: Agencies need to untangle \'morass of data\' to improve customer service$

Top OMB official: Agencies need to untangle 'morass of data' to improve customer service

Management
Wed May 23, 2018

The Trump administration has big plans to improve the government's customer service, but Margaret Weichert, the deputy director for management at OMB, says getting there means more than just modernizing IT.

OFPP sets 2022 deadline to train acquisition workers to buy digital services

Acquisition Policy
Wed May 23, 2018

OFPP and the U.S. Digital Service unveil the new core-plus certification in Contracting for Digital Service to help agencies improve how they buy cloud, agile and other technologies.

To improve online customer experience, IRS is thinking more like a startup

Technology
Wed May 16, 2018

For all its concerns about aging IT infrastructure, the Internal Revenue Service, in one of its newer office spaces, is thinking more like a startup.

US Digital Service helps CMS with ‘novel’ approach to IT modernization

Ask the CIO
Thu May 10, 2018

Jonathan Sullivan, a digital services expert at the U.S. Digital Service, said modernizing the Quality Payment Program for CMS required a change in approach.

From 120 hours to 34 minutes, SBA transforms small business application processes

Ask the CIO
Fri May 4, 2018

The U.S. Digital Service helped SBA modernize the applications to apply for government contracting programs.

USDS’ year-long effort to modernize military relocation site to launch in June

Ask the CIO
Thu April 26, 2018

The U.S. Transportation Command brought in the U.S Digital Service after its Defense Personnel Property System suffered a two-week outage.

USDS: Successful IT modernization projects depend on testing early, often

Agency Oversight
Tue April 10, 2018

Creation of the Electronic Immigration System (ELIS) and visible upgrades to the trusted traveler's program show DHS' dedication to IT modernization.

Blockchain gets renewed focus with IT modernization funding in place

Technology
Wed April 4, 2018

There's a lot of buzz about blockchain in government IT offices these days, and there's more to it than serving as than the technology behind Bitcoin.

5 ways the 2018 omnibus promotes IT modernization, cybersecurity

Reporter's Notebook
Mon March 26, 2018

The fiscal 2018 omnibus spending bill signed into law on Friday provides additional money through two other governmentwide funds.

$Omnibus spending bill complicates administration\'s reorg plans$

Omnibus spending bill complicates administration's reorg plans

Budget
Thu March 22, 2018

The $1.3 trillion omnibus spending package includes all 12 appropriations bills and conforms to the new, higher spending caps set in the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act.

Advice to CIOs: ‘Don’t pooh-pooh the IT modernization guidance’

Reporter's Notebook
Mon March 5, 2018

OMB issued the instructions for how agencies can apply for the central fund to move off legacy systems.

GSA, USDA moving ahead with Centers of Excellence despite budget uncertainty

Technology
Mon March 5, 2018

USDA, working with GSA and the Office of American Innovation, will soon take another step towards standing up a major part of the Trump administration's IT modernization strategy.

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