IT reform

  • In part 2 of Federal News Radio's special report, The Obama Impact: Evaluating the Last Four Years, we examine the success and change brought by five technology initiatives. We rated three as effective, one as having made some progress, but more is needed, and a fifth as ineffective.

    September 18, 2012
  • Federal Chief Information Officer Steve VanRoekel and Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Joe Jordan released the guidance that highlights possible risks or challenges, and offers checklists, templates and other tools to make the move to this smaller, more outcome based approach easier for agencies.

    June 15, 2012
  • On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

    June 07, 2012
  • Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel wants agencies to cut spending and invest in new capabilities at the same time. Savings from outdated or inefficient IT projects can be plowed into new innovations, he said.

    April 04, 2012
  • The Department of Homeland Security expects an audit of its IT systems will bring relatively good news in two weeks. Last year\'s audit found 161 issues in technology systems throughout the agency. Those problems ranged from a lack of disaster recovery plans to the inability to block former employees from accessing department IT systems.

    October 28, 2011
  • Several departments are starting to understand that buying and creating technology systems can be done in small, iterative steps. OMB\'s push for agile development seems to be taking hold across the government.

    October 17, 2011
  • Like every agency, the Defense Department has to help the government reduce its IT footprint. But unlike most agencies, it has more than a decade of data center consolidation experience to lean on. Space dedicated to servers in the Pentagon has come down from 45,000 to 15,000 square feet over the past 15 years, officials said.

    September 28, 2011
  • Initial results from the two major changes to the way the agency manages and applies technology will come to the forefront this fall. September 29, 2011

    September 28, 2011
  • Nine months since OMB issued its 25-point plan to improve how agencies oversee technology, the tone is changing. Lisa Schlosser, the federal deputy CIO, said the goal is to make sure agencies are using their people, money and other resources as best as possible. Agencies are finding some early success with the IT reforms, especially around acquisition.

    September 23, 2011
  • Sen. Collins asked GAO to study the current roles and responsibilities of these senior technology managers. This would be the third such study from GAO since 1996, but first since 2005. VA\'s CIO Roger Baker reiterates his call to give CIOs oversight and authority of their IT budget.

    March 07, 2011
  • What does OMB\'s 25-point plan to reform IT and the OFPP\'s myth busting campaign mean for industry? Tom Sisti from SAP America joins the show to discuss. February 8, 2011

    February 08, 2011
  • Joe Moye, CEO of Capgemini Government Solutions, shares his thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of the IT reform plan.

    January 20, 2011
  • The assessment is part of OMB\'s 25-point plan to reform IT. The review begins Jan. 18.

    January 14, 2011
  • Former USDA CIO Anne Reed responds to OMB\'s plan to reform IT management.

    December 14, 2010