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The federal government may be a step behind industry when it comes to IT, but it's always the same step. It stays in the race, never quite catching up.
Sources inside the General Services Administration say a town hall at the Technology Transformation Service (TTS) with two White House technology officials brought some reassurances and relief about the future of the organization, particularly 18F.
The Army says it’s becoming the first of the military services to launch a digital service “outpost” and wants a dedicated team of technology experts from outside the government to tackle its own problems.
A digital services approach won't come from GSA or the White House or any external group. It has to start with program managers and their ability to imagine how digital services could improve what they deliver to their constituents.
An analysis by Federal News Radio found only a handful of agencies are expected to receive funding to create digital services offices next year, but that may not be a sign of doom for this effort.
The next president, in order to hit the ground running during his or her first 100 days, will need a strategy for keeping the federal workforce's innovation projects from losing momentum.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is asking GAO to review how the U.S. Digital Services prioritizes programs as well as how agencies are implementing the CIO authorities under FITARA.
The Government Accountability Office will tell House lawmakers Friday that 18F is losing money and doesn’t expect to make enough revenue to cover its costs until 2019, according to testimony obtained by Federal News Radio.
DHS promotes Danny Toler and brings on GSA veteran Emile Monett to work on the CDM program.
More than a year after agencies first began embedding digital services teams into their organizations, IT leaders are seeing the benefits of adopting a more agile, incremental mentality -- rather than bending to old policies and standard protocols.
Agencies need clearer hiring authorities from the Office of Personnel Management to successfully recruit and hire new tech talent, said Beth Killoran, acting CIO at the Health and Human Services Department. HHS has a 40 percent vacancy rate among its cyber and IT infrastructure workforce.
A new survey from NAPA and ICF found agencies say budget and workforce challenges stand in their way to moving more toward digital services. The administration is trying to address both of those through the 2017 budget request and new training.
President Barack Obama is requesting $89.8 billion for federal IT in 2017, including $51.3 billion for civilian agencies and $38.5 billion for the Defense Department.