FITARA

• MSPB extending mandatory telework until next month

  In today's Federal Newscast, while many agencies are setting reopening dates in early to mid-June to bring an initial wave of employees back to the office, the Merit Systems Protection Board is waiting until the end of June.

  Federal Newscast

  June 10, 2020
• Ann Dunkin: From schools to EPA to county gov’t

  Ann Dunkin's career included CIO positions at Palo Alto school district, Environmental Protection Agency and Santa Clara County, California.

  Ask the CIO: SLED

  March 05, 2020
• What federal union members are saying about a potential government shutdown

  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.

  Federal Newscast

  December 12, 2019
• Rep. Connolly: Expect ‘scattered compliance’ with 21st-Century IDEA deadlines

  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.

  Technology

  November 13, 2019
• FedRAMP, MGT Act reforms on Rep. Connolly’s radar after August recess

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

  IT Modernization

  August 08, 2019
• CIOs moving the needle on FITARA scorecard point to successful cloud adoption

  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.

  Cloud Computing

  July 02, 2019
• Connolly committed to oversight, not concerned about ‘overreach’

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

  Congress

  April 26, 2019
• NIH juggles digital transformation across dozens of biomedical missions

  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.

  All News

  April 25, 2019
• IT modernization, CIO authorities and other nuggets from the 2019 funding bill

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

  Reporter's Notebook

  February 18, 2019
• VA lays out standards for veterans to see private doctors

  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.

  Federal Newscast

  January 31, 2019
• 2019 technology priorities from Congress and private industry

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

  CyberChat

  January 25, 2019
• DoD CIO gets beefed-up authorities, responsibilities starting Tuesday

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

  Defense

  January 01, 2019
• Senate Dems lay out shutdown possibilities

  In today's Federal Newscast, Senate Democrats said more than 300,000 federal employees will be furloughed if Congress can't come to a deal on seven remaining appropriation bills.

  Federal Newscast

  December 13, 2018
• Latest FITARA scores show improvement

  In today's Federal Newscast, 11 agencies improved their grades, and for the first time no agency received an F on the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act or FITARA scorecard.

  Federal Newscast

  December 12, 2018