Ideas
IT Modernization and the Benefits of Cloud Collaboration Systems
Efforts to updates systems will also transform how employees will work.
Digital Government
What DOT's Getting Right in Its Enterprise IT Efforts
Developing strong enterprise architecture policy might seem dry but is key to ensuring IT works for agencies’ missions, auditors said.
Modernization
Senate Passes Bill for Phone-Friendly Federal Websites
The bipartisan Connected Government Act is waiting for the president’s signature.
Modernization
GSA looks to staff up IT modernization teams
Solicitation covers start-up staffing needs for five separate Centers of Excellence to "manage centralized, function-specific talent, solutions and acquisition vehicles."
Modernization
GSA Taking Quotes for IT Modernization Centers of Excellence
It's the next step in the White House's plan to update government tech.
Modernization
FBI Mulling Secretive $30 Billion Tech Contract
A recompete could become a more public affair.
Modernization
Time to fix the TIC
Why modernizing trusted internet connection requirements will help speed agencies' path to the cloud.
Modernization
FedRAMP Issues Step-By-Step Guide for Cloud Adoption
The cloud office shares its best practices for federal agencies that want to grant a cloud service provider permission to operate.
Modernization
Pentagon Full Steam Ahead with Major Cloud Acquisition
Despite industry criticism, the agency clarified its aggressive cloud strategy will continue as planned.
Modernization
White House Takes Down ‘We the People’ Petition Tool
The message on the website says it will return in January with responses to the petitions that merit it.
Modernization
A data-driven approach to data center optimization
The first step for agencies looking to consolidate: taking stock of existing assets.
Modernization
Lawmakers set oversight agenda for IT modernization
Leaders on the House Oversight Committee offered a first look at plans for oversight of MGT Act implementation.
Policy
5 Tech Issues Congress Wants GAO to Keep an Eye On
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee provided five new directives to the Government Accountability Office related to ensuring the government maximizes its tech investments.
Digital Government
White House Launches Revamped Website
The new site is designed to match private sector quality, a senior administration official says.
Cybersecurity
White House: Government Needs More Bug Bounty Programs
The IT modernization report also urges moving cybersecurity closer to federal employees.
Modernization
White House Unveils Latest Plan to Fix Government Technology
The first center of excellence will be a partnership between the Agriculture Department, White House, General Services Administration and industry.
Modernization
FCC CTO worries about a world without net neutrality
Ahead of Thursday's historic vote to repeal the Obama administration's open internet rules, the Federal Communications Commission's CTO Eric Burger penned concerns over whether internet providers would throttle and block access to websites.
Ideas
A Unified Reporting Portal Would Help Government and Grant Recipients
A portal could make grantees’ lives easier, but also offer the federal government a better way to evaluate risks.
Modernization
Save the dates: The IT Modernization Report's many deadlines
From cybersecurity to shared services to TICs, American Technology Council's final report recommends dozens of deliverables.
Ideas