centers of excellence

Anil Cheriyan, the former SunTrust Bank chief information officer, will take on his first stint in government.

USDA and HUD are taking advantage of both the Technology Modernization Fund and the Centers of Excellence to jumpstart IT modernization efforts.

Gary Washington, the chief information officer at the Agriculture Department said the commitment from agency leadership, the White House and the program offices to modernize systems and applications is why he is confident about the future.

David Chow, the CIO of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, said the mission owners will have a bigger seat at the table than ever before to drive the agency’s IT modernization strategy.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development became the second agency to get help in upgrading its technology and financial management systems under the White House’s marquee IT modernization effort.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Agriculture Department’s progress under the Centers of Excellence initiative can now be tracked through a new website.

Almost a year into its efforts to transform the way the Agriculture Department does business by standing up five Centers of Excellence (CoEs), the General Services Administration says it’s gearing up to start the process up all over again at a second agency.

Joanne Collins Smee, the director of the Technology Transformation Service and deputy commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at the General Services Administration, is leaving at the end of August.

In today’s Federal Newscast, new analysis shows significant regulatory activity has fallen 74 percent since the new team took office.

USDA and GSA want a quick turnaround for responses from industry for five of the six solicitations by Aug. 10 under the Centers of Excellence effort.