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How the FCC is getting out from under technical debt

Allen Hill, the CIO of the FCC, said IT modernization, full stack observability, operational efficiency and zero trust drove his focus over the last two years.

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GSA expects cloud services spending to continue rising, just not as fast as 2021

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Biden admin. wants more federal employees to qualify for student loan forgiveness

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FCC taps GSA’s Hill to be new CIO

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GSA using data, analytics to push agencies to accelerate move to EIS

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OMB requires updated EIS transition plan in IT passback guidance

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Laura Stanton, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Information Technology Category (ITC), Federal Acquisition Service

GSA credits success of record IT revenue savings to transparency, more trust

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IT procurement and management at GSA

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EIS at GSA ‘like a locomotive that you throw coal on’

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Lacking teeth, GSA creates alliances to spur transition to new telecommunications program

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Rebuilding your IT infrastructure for today but, more importantly, for tomorrow

Federal agencies are updating their infrastructures with the goal to better support improved operational efficiency, user productivity and digital services…

Technology

The building blocks to modernize federal networks

Agencies need to modernize and transform their networks to take advantage of the emerging technologies, cloud applications and improve security.

Federal Insights

FILE - This Feb. 25, 2019 file photo shows a banner of the 5G network is displayed during the Mobile World Congress wireless show, in Barcelona, Spain. The U.S. communications regulator will hold a massive auction to bolster 5G service, the next generation of mobile networks, and will spend $20 billion for rural internet. 5G will mean faster wireless speeds and has implications for technologies like self-driving cars and augmented reality. The Federal Communications Commission said Friday, April 12, that it would hold the largest auction in U.S. history, of 3,400 megahertz, to boost wireless companies’ networks. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

GSA looks to usher in 5G era amid projected surge in agencies’ mobile data

IT Modernization

GSA officials say 5G will help bring the Internet of Things to every level of government, but that increase in smart sensors also means a greater surface area for cyber intrusions.