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Heidi Avery is deputy assistant to the President for homeland security, on the National Security Staff.
Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel said the new documents met three of five action items that agency technology managers developed last winter. OMB received buy-in not only from CIOs, but CFOs, CAOs and CHCOs before finalizing the plans.
Agencies face a series of deadlines starting at the end of May to map out their plan to consolidate commodity IT. Vendors will, many times, be the suppliers of the shared service, said Scott Bernard, OMB's chief architect. OMB wants agencies to use the shared services strategy as a guide and the PortfolioStat sessions as the tool to figure out where opportunities exist.
GSA, NIST to name the first batch of outside organizations who will test and validate commercial cloud products against baseline security standards in the FedRAMP cloud security program in May. The Joint Authorization Board also will release guidance to industry on how to implement the security requirements in the coming months. FedRAMP still is months from approving its first set of vendors.
Darren Ash, deputy executive director of corporate management at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, will talk about how the agency is using youtube and other social media. November 8, 2011
Several departments are starting to understand that buying and creating technology systems can be done in small, iterative steps. OMB\'s push for agile development seems to be taking hold across the government.
The Lebanon Medical Center in Pennsylvania is using a new dashboard to measure how it\'s implementing sustainability efforts. VA expects to save or avoid about $178,000 in the first year of the portal\'s use at the facility.
Former \"e-gov Czar\" Mark Forman joins host Mark Amtower on today\'s program. September 26, 2011
The agency is extending the FTS2001 bridge contract with four vendors for at least another six months. Most of the largest agencies have not fully transitioned to the telecommunications. GSA is readying several other contracts including for HSPD-12 services and strategic sourcing for wireless services.
Some administration officials fear the acquisition workforce can\'t properly manage government contracts. Dan Gordon said strengthening that workforce is OFPP\'s number one priority. He also said he wants to improve communication between government acquisition officers and industry.
Several agencies officials spoke about challenges they face in trying to green their organizations. Enlisting the help of the private sector, especially small businesses, may provide a solution.
The AFFIRM panel discusses how to stay innovative.
Captain James Cash of the Coast Guard spoke at the AFFIRM panel about the lesson learned from the Gulf Coast oil spill. The panel was moderated by Chris Dorobek.
The DorobekINSIDER moderates AFFIRM meeting on Gulf Coast spill response.