FITARA

In today’s Federal Newscast, four out of five members of the National Treasury Employees Union say they’re starting to worry about the impact of a potential government shutdown on their finances.

Agencies have about a month to deliver a website modernization strategy to Congress, one of several major due dates for the 21st Century IDEA Act.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) warns that many IT modernization fixes passed already by lawmakers still aren’t working as planned.

Chief information officers at two agencies that received higher overall marks on their FITARA scorecards this year have tole members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee that efforts to move to the cloud have led to greater efficiencies and cost savings.

Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly isn’t concerned with overreach as he pursues an agenda of oversight and accountability.

Even as the National Institutes of Health wrap up this round of digital transformation, the strategic plan for the next five years is already being developed.

In the omnibus spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law last week, CIOs at the Agriculture and State departments received specific empowerments provisions.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department releases its much anticipated community care standards, which lay out what veterans are allowed to get medical treatment from non-VA doctors.

Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) said he hoped for more bipartisan support in 2019 for major issues like cybersecurity and transportation.

Law taking effect Jan. 1 gives the Defense Department chief information officer new authorities over military services’ “disparate” IT modernization efforts.