A survey of federal acquisition specialists from the Professional Services Council found positive views of the workforce and communication efforts. 07/19/2018
Democrats in the Senate are reluctant to support the Trump administration's reorganization plan before OMB provides the underlying analysis used to justify claims it would lead to smoother governance. 07/18/2018
The administration's proposed changes have the potential to save money long-term, but Congress' investigative arm wants to make sure the plan takes previous reorg attempts into account. 07/13/2018
The move was announced as the House Veterans Affairs Committee established a new subcommittee to oversee the $16 billion Vista replacement effort 07/13/2018
The strategy emphasizes the need for culture shift, formalized development processes and innovation to modernize legacy defense systems. 07/09/2018
The General Services Administration wants to fill a senior executive position that provides strategic vision for its Telecommunications Services program. 07/09/2018
Charles Rettig, the Trump administration's pick to lead the IRS, told lawmakers at his June 28 confirmation hearing that the tax agency's legacy tech is one of its most critical challenges. 06/29/2018
As the Department of Veterans Affairs embarks on a decade-long, $16 billion journey to replace its homegrown electronic health records system with a commercial platform, there's some hope that there will be savings on the post-implementation side. 06/27/2018
With the Trump administration's government reorganization plan out, it's worth examining strategies for how to balance demands for budget cuts with big-picture organizational change. 06/25/2018
The Social Security Administration is evaluating contract proposal responses while it waits for GSA to finish testing EIS contractors’ back-office systems. 06/19/2018
The White House and the General Services Administration are seeking information from industry about how to make federal IT spending more transparent and run IT operations more like a business. 06/18/2018
The House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would provide $150 million for the centralized fund created by the Modernizing Government Technology Act, falling $60 million short of the White House’s fiscal year 2019 request and $100 million short of what the MGT Act authorizes. 06/14/2018
Agencies are looking to transform everything from contract writing to identity management. The trick could be getting governance to catch up to the tech. 06/01/2018
Reimagined tech and modernization funds can accomplish only so much if policies and processes don't keep pace. 05/30/2018
It takes a deliberate, concerted effort from experts to carefully untangle all the threads of bad software development practices and return the effort to coherence. 05/29/2018
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CIOs should consider infrastructure improvements to make sure agencies get the most out of IT modernization. 09/21/2018
IT security and HR shops must align their policies and activities to tackle the threat of data exfiltration. 09/17/2018
Students drawn to digital government are bringing desperately needed skills (and enthusiasm) to agencies that are willing to engage, Steve Kelman writes. 09/11/2018
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