Modernization
Top Republican Moves to Block VA’s EHR Deployment Until Improvements Are Made
A dozen GOP senators—including the ranking member of a key committee—signed on to the bill.
Modernization
IG: Social Security isn't moving fast enough on agile development
An Inspector General report published this month said the Social Security Administration is still struggling to mature its agile development processes and not yet transitioning away from costly outdated technology.
Modernization
IRS Taxpayer Advocate says Congress shortchanged IT modernization efforts
Lawmakers didn’t allocate the $80 billion provided to the IRS in the right way, claims National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins, adding that IT modernization and taxpayer services aren’t getting the money they need.
Modernization
White House seeks $74 billion for federal civilian IT in 2024
The administration is proposing a nearly $10 billion bump in federal spending to achieve its modernization goals, including several significant increases in spending on IT and cybersecurity at civilian agencies.
Emerging Tech
GAO Offers Quantum Guidance to Federal Agencies
As the federal government continues its push for mass post-quantum cryptography transitions, the Government Accountability Office offered fact-based summary and guidance.
Modernization
IRS Plans to Approve Use of Login-dot-gov as Tax Day Nears
The tax agency intends to add Login this filing season—and as early as next week—as the integration is in final rounds of testing.
Modernization
Biden's budget includes $200M for TMF
The Biden administration's fiscal 2024 budget request features proposed funding gains for key civilian tech programs facing scrutiny on Capitol Hill.
Modernization
IRS CIO Moving to Treasury CTO Post
Jeff King, currently deputy chief information officer at Treasury, will be taking on the role of acting CIO at the IRS.
Modernization
Official: VA’s Legacy EHR Must Be Maintained, But Not a Long-Term Solution
The official cautioned that “modernization would require VistA be rewritten almost from scratch.”
Modernization
NTIA Wants Public Insight on How to Disperse Billions in Internet for All Funding
The agency is looking for comments on how it should structure two grant programs that will provide almost $2.7 billion in funding for digital equity initiatives.
Modernization
VA’s New EHR System ‘Continues to Burn Money,’ Top Republican Says
The U.S. comptroller general told members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee that VA has spent “over $1.7 billion dollars for failed predecessor electronic healthcare record systems” prior to the new Oracle Cerner EHR system.
Modernization
Watchdog: Agencies are Close to Clearing All Data Center Recommendations
The Government Accountability Office found that agencies have implemented a majority of its recommendations to optimize data centers, but have 16 remaining that would boost savings.
Modernization
Good Government Report Details 5 Components of a Successful Cloud Strategy
The report—based on agency use cases—found that a successful strategy includes planning, testing, security, transformation and optimization.
Modernization
Mapping cloud to mission
A new report from the Partnership for Public Service highlights how federal agencies have capitalized on cloud technology and how those lessons can help others evolve.
Modernization
TMF Invests Over $40M to Improve Cybersecurity and Digital Services
The Technology Modernization Fund’s most recent investments will go to the Social Security Administration, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
Modernization
VA delays health record go-live at key Michigan site
The Ann Arbor, Mich., site was set to be the first Level 1 facility to host the new Oracle Cerner health record in June.
Modernization
Cantwell presses FAA for NOTAM redundancy plan
The Commerce Committee chairwoman wants more details on how the FAA plans to manage a key database that suffered a nationwide outage last month.
Modernization
Top Senator Says Modernizing VA’s EHR 'Is Not Optional'
After leading GOP lawmakers introduced legislation to terminate the deployment of VA’s new electronic health record program, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.—chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee—said upgrading the system “has to be done.”
Modernization
NIST Facilities ‘Well Overdue’ for Modernization, Report Says
A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report found the facilities’ conditions hinder researchers’ productivity.
Modernization