Federal IT is at a crossroads, facing an array of challenges in establishing a consistent policy to equip and maintain an infrastructure to support federal agency mission accomplishment. Senior federal technology executives now have over-arching guidance to meet those challenges.
In December 2010, U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra unveiled a 25-point implementation plan to reform federal IT funding, acquisition and management. This program sets new priorities and redefines old ones, from data center consolidation to cloud computing to shared-services.
Central to this redefinition is a shift from policymaking and maintenance of IT infrastructure towards greater responsibility in portfolio management. For too long, agencies tolerated failing IT projects, with ballooning costs and diminishing prospects for success. The 25-point plan requires CIOs to step up to the plate, identify unmet needs, and turnaround or terminate at least one-third of all poorly performing projects in their portfolio within the next 18 months.
Join this webcast for a discussion on the challenges facing federal agencies, and the developing responsibilities of agency CIOs. Attendees will learn about:
Speaker: Lawrence Gross, Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of the Interior
Moderator: Matthew Weigelt, Senior Editor, FCW
Following the presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. The entire webcast will be made available in an online archive. All 1105 Government Information Group Editorial Webcasts are free of charge
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