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Cyber, data center, EIS changes highlight FITARA 15

The latest Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act scorecard showed seven agencies improved their grades since last period and 17 stayed the same with USAID…

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Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 20 – FITARA Enhancements

Accelerating Government

FILE - This Friday Jan. 11, 2013 file photo of a member of the Cybercrime Center as he turns on the light in a lab during a media tour at the occasion of the official opening of the Cybercrime Center at Europol headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. Criminals have spotted a new business opportunity with the coronavirus pandemic and are now plundering the needy and the fearful and even disrupting the medical sector, online and off, with fraud, counterfeit products and cybercrime, a report issued Friday by the European law enforcement agency Europol says. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

A new mechanism to help agencies avoid buying counterfeit products

Federal Newscast

DHS

When it comes to federal procurement expertise, she’s the go-to person

People

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)

Idea to reduce the number of CIOs per agency reemerges

Reporter's Notebook

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FILE- In this March 30, 2019, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as cherry blossom trees bloom on the West Lawn in Washington. On Wednesday, April 10, the Treasury Department releases federal budget data for March. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

When it comes to the data center debate, time to fish or cut bait

Reporter's Notebook

The improved Technology Modernization Fund needs other reinforcement

Commentary

Who is a CDO’s boss? Survey finds mixed role in agency hierarchy

Big Data

The best tool CIOs can use to improve FITARA scores: Integrated Plan Management Software

Federal Insights

Education pushes back, OPM opens up during FITARA hearing

Reporter's Notebook

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2015, file photo, water flows through a series of sediment retention ponds built to reduce heavy metal and chemical contaminants from the Gold King Mine outside Silverton, Colo. The Gold King and other mines in the area are now part of a Superfund cleanup project. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday, June 14, 2018, it plans to take a series of interim cleanup steps at some of the sites while it searches for a longer-term solution. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

EPA settles dispute with Utah over Gold King Mine spill

Federal Newscast

An American flag flies above the White House, Sunday, July 19, 2020, in Washington, a day after it flew at half-staff in remembrance of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

White House aims to limit foreign labor federal contractors can use

In today’s Federal Newscast, a new executive order from the White House calls on agencies to examine contractors’ use of foreign workers.

Federal Newscast

Breaking down FITARA’s cyber scores: How do we raise the grade?

Knowing cyber vulnerability means missions are at risk, what steps do agencies need to take to do better in the distributed workforce and beyond?

Commentary

In 2020, VA CIO finally received oversight over all IT spending despite 2015 law requiring it

Reporter's Notebook

Right before the fifth anniversary of FITARA, VA gave its chief information officer the control over all IT spending across departments, leaving just four other CIOs without the same clout.