Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act

3 takeaways from FITARA 13

The 13th Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard hearing offered some ideas for future ways to measure agency IT modernization progress.

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FITARA 13 scorecard brings truce to data center consolidation debate

Congress

Idea to reduce the number of CIOs per agency reemerges

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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

GSA earns top marks under FITARA 12 scorecard

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Lawmakers want to end 8-year debate over the definition of data centers

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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)

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New data proves some federal management laws do work

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Education pushes back, OPM opens up during FITARA hearing

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

Congress

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

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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)

Thousands impacted as coronavirus takes toll on veterans, VA staff

Federal Newscast

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

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

The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing on the 9th version of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard…

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

The House Oversight and Reform Committee released the ninth version of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard with 20 of 24 agencies…

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

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OMB, the CIO Council and GAO are revamping the FITARA scorecard to include metrics around citizen services, customer satisfaction and mission delivery.