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Experts say CIO input, oversight from Congress and OMB necessary to improve IT acquisition

Organization, accountability and a willingness to partner with industry are necessary to improving federal IT acquisition.

Acquisition

Treasury connects data to make better decisions

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In Depth interviews – August 20

NASA reveals how it revived a struggling program

Federal Drive

In Depth interviews – August 16

National archives gets ready to taste first fruits of TechStat labor

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Treasury tackles IT reviews in a new way

IT projects pulled from brink of failure

Agencies given how-to guide for modular, agile IT contracting

VanRoekel says IT reform plan ‘shocked’ system into change

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Cutting, investing aren’t mutually exclusive, federal CIO says

Federal Drive

Agencies begin to alter approach to IT system development

Several departments are starting to understand that buying and creating technology systems can be done in small, iterative steps. OMB\’s push for agile…

NARA hires IBM to move records system into next phase

Under 10-year, $240 million deal, IBM will provide operation and maintenance support and provide enhancements as necessary to the Electronic Record Archive…

Cloud is next step for HUD’s IT infrastructure

Technology

After a RFI and two industry days, the agency is preparing one or more solicitations to move its technology backbone to the cloud. HUD also is taking advantage of the TechStat sessions to improve the oversight and management of its ongoing IT projects.