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New cloud category sinks FITARA scores, but that's not necessarily a bad thing

Major changes to the 17th Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard led to agency scores dropping considerably.

Ask the CIO

The meaning behind the Education Department’s ‘A’ grade under FITARA

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Why some CIOs say it’s time to rethink governmentwide cyber metrics

Technology

Connolly runs out of patience waiting for Republicans to get on FITARA bus

Veterans Affairs

Is the authority of the CIO of Veterans Affairs simply symbolic?

Congress

Updated Cyber, data center, EIS changes highlight FITARA 15

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The upcoming FITARA 15 scorecard may be the last of its kind

Reporter's Notebook

3 takeaways from FITARA 14

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Congress

Updated Cyber grades bring down agencies' scores in FITARA 14

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Reporter's Notebook

3 takeaways from FITARA 13

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Congress

FITARA 13 scorecard brings truce to data center consolidation debate

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2019 file photo, former Republican congressman Darrell Issa speaks during a news conference in El Cajon, Calif. The race to fill the vacated seat of former Republican U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California has turned into a GOP slugfest. Hunter held one of the party's few remaining House seats in California before he pleaded guilty to a corruption charge and resigned last month. The race to replace him has been especially bitter between the Republican front-runners, former congressman Issa and San Diego radio host and political commentator Carl DeMaio. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Reporter's Notebook

Idea to reduce the number of CIOs per agency reemerges

The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to "do the right thing, then all you have to do is live with the consequences of it.’” (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Congress

FITARA 12 scorecard: GSA at the top, Justice at the bottom

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Reporter's Notebook

3 takeaways from FITARA 11 scorecard hearing

Senator Gary Peters, D-Mich., questions Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to examine Department of Homeland Security personnel deployments to recent protests on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Washington. (Toni Sandys/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Reporter's Notebook

Exclusive New data proves some federal management laws do work

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Reporter's Notebook

Education pushes back, OPM opens up during FITARA hearing

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Congress

CIO reporting, working capital funds remain outliers in agency IT modernization progress

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Reporter's Notebook

More lawmakers getting on IT modernization bandwagon as House prepares 10th FITARA scorecard

Clarence Shields, an Army veteran, pickets with a small group of activists from the American Federation of Government Employees local 424 and the National Association of Government Employees local R3-19 during the coronavirus pandemic, outside the Baltimore VA Medical Center, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Baltimore. The Department of Veterans Affairs is struggling with shortages of workers at its health care facilities as it cares for veterans infected with the novel coronavirus. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Federal Newscast

Thousands impacted as coronavirus takes toll on veterans, VA staff

former nasa cio renee wynn

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Before she leaves, Wynn setting NASA up for a reorganized, consolidated IT future

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Reporter's Notebook

After six years, OMB, GAO still at odds over data center initiative

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Congress

GSA, Education, USAID receive ‘As' on FITARA scorecard

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Reporter's Notebook

FITARA is turning 5 years old and some CIOs are just receiving benefits of the law