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Vivek Kundra
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Agency strategies to consolidate data centers are due to OMB by Aug. 30. Kundra says his office will approve them by Dec. 31. He advises agencies that this is more than a technology initiative.
August 26, 2010 -
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OMB held a casting call to bring in data center experts from across the government.
August 25, 2010 -
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The Office of Management and Budget is throwing a lifeline, of sorts, to 15 agencies who have IT projects that are on its high-risk list. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra said the 26 projects on his new high priority list are mission critical. He said some extra attention now could reap dividends down the road when those projects finally realize their long-awaited potential.
August 24, 2010 -
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Today we bring you the final part of our three part discussion with Mark White, principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP who works with both the firm’s Federal and Technology practices and CIO of Deloitte Consulting.…
August 13, 2010 -
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The Office of Management and Budget is taking aim at the worst 25-to-30 technology projects across government.
July 28, 2010 -
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Agencies are to review all IT projects over the next month, and the programs that are in the worst shape will go through TechStat sessions. This analysis is part two of a three pronged approach to fixing systemic problems with technology initiatives. Federal CIO Kundra says OMB will try to address those long-standing problems in October through the release of best practices.
July 28, 2010 -
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TechAmerica has put together the Commission on Government Technology Opportunity in the 21st Century.
July 22, 2010 -
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to scrap large portions of its $400 million FLITE financial management modernization program.
July 13, 2010 -
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The Office of Management and Budget is taking aim at approximately 30 agency financial management modernization systems. Part of the new oversight is a Financial Systems Advisory Board made up of CFOs and CIOs across the government. The administration\'s goals are lower costs and improve performance by addressing long standing project problems.
July 12, 2010 -
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Agencies launch redesigned governmentwide portal with Microsoft\'s Bing search engine. As a part of the launch, OMB and GSA make 18 mobile applications available from agencies across the government. Federal CIO Kundra says the government must improve how citizens access information and interact with agencies.
July 02, 2010 -
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Federal agencies are under the gun to develop strategies for moving many of their IT functions into the cloud.
July 02, 2010 -
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Despite the potential benefits, a congressional watchdog warns that a more detailed game plan is needed to cover security and procedural concerns about cloud computing voiced by federal agencies themselves.
July 02, 2010 -
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The administration issues two new memos focusing on all IT projects and specifically on financial management systems. OMB will issue guidance in the next month detailing how they will evaluate which programs are at most risk. OMB\'s Zients says programs worth more than $10 billion are significantly off track in cost, schedule or both.
June 29, 2010
