Modernization
Nearly Every Agency Missed Their Data Center Optimization Goals, Watchdog Says
Only two of 22 agencies expected to hit all five of OMB’s optimization benchmarks by the end of 2018.
Modernization
GAO: Agencies could push harder on data center closing
Federal agencies are finding success with data center consolidation, but GAO finds some complications.
Modernization
New GAO tech office starts to take shape
The Government Accountability Office's new science and technology wing plans to double its staff size and take on a much broader role in the IT modernization and emerging tech space.
Modernization
IRS’ Plan to Modernize Old Tech Will Cost About $2.5 Billion
The agency is seeking $290 million this year as part of a six-year modernization plan.
Modernization
Watchdog: OMB and GSA Need a Better Plan For Shared Payroll Services
GAO says planners lack roadmap to monitor agency roles in switch to new software.
Modernization
FEMA On Course For Another Grants Modernization Disaster, Watchdog Says
The emergency response agency is on its second attempt to modernize its grants IT infrastructure.
Modernization
VA Turns to App Developers to Overcome Legacy Tech
The agency is already working with Apple to connect medical records to veterans’ iPhones, and there are more projects on the horizon, according to CIO James Gfrerer.
Modernization
Pentagon Says No JEDI Conflict, Narrows Field to AWS and Microsoft
The Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract could be awarded by mid-July.
Modernization
Cloud Success Starts at the Top
Top-down support is “game-changer” for innovation efforts, federal tech leaders said.
Modernization
JEDI cloud deal down to AWS and Microsoft
A Defense Department probe into conflict of interest relating to its $10 billion cloud buy didn't find anything to derail the solicitation. An award could be coming in mid-July.
Modernization
When it Comes to Cloud Migration, Leave the Junk Behind
Not doing so will drive up cost and delay modernization, Army IT official Thomas Sasala said.
Modernization
CIA Considering Cloud Contract Worth ‘Tens of Billions’
The agency is hungry for more commercial cloud.
Emerging Tech
NASA Makes First Award on GSA’s Massive $50 Billion Telecom Contract
With security authorizations trickling in, the space agency awarded a $10.5 million contract to support its core services.
Emerging Tech
How Customer Experience is Disrupting Government Technology
Better service delivery is changing the way implementers and users view technology.
Digital Government
IRS Is Catching More Phony Tax Refunds Before They Go Out
The agency is finding fewer fraudulent tax returns but is getting better at stopping payments on the ones it does.
Modernization
VA Won’t Delay Launch of Private Care Software Tool Despite Reported Flaws
The tech will go live on June 6 even if it’s operating “at 70 percent or 50 percent,” said Secretary Robert Wilkie.
Modernization
USDA Launches New Features on Farmers.gov
The site’s latest functions will enable America’s agriculture producers to better manage loans and the H-2A visa process.
Modernization
Want to Address Food Insecurity in Your Community? There's an App For That.
How a county housing authority partnered with a tech nonprofit to deliver food to vulnerable residents.
Modernization
GSA Redefines ‘Pay As You Go’ Terms As Part of Cloud SIN Refresh
The cloud special item number will now include professional services offerings and reduce the billing term for a “measured service” down to one month.
Modernization