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SSA seeks $2.4B in IT funding and looks ahead after 5-year modernization plan

Included in the ask is more than $1.5 billion in IT services, representing a 40% increase over the previous year.

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Cloud.gov Can Support 100 Million Users Per Hour Under Air Force, GSA Collab

The tech-savvy Kessel Run division of the Air Force and the GSA’s Technology Transformation Services worked together to improve customer service on the federal government's cloud software platform.

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Pentagon’s Effort to Supply Departmentwide Cloud Capabilities is Delayed, Again

Officials say they essentially underestimated how long it would take to review plans from the four cloud service providers.

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Labor Dept. seeks $3.4 billion for UI programs, including IT modernization

The increase in unemployment funding would include $150 million for program integrity efforts including identity verification services for states.

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VA Begins New EHR Deployment In Washington

After Years Of bureaucratic backlog, the VA is working to deploy its electronic healthcare system in two hospital clinics by the end of April.

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Biden's 2023 budget includes $65B for civilian agency IT

The White House is looking for a $300 million boost for the Technology Modernization Fund and big increases in cyber and IT spending across the board.

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Software Certification Could Get A Little Simpler Under Evolving DARPA Project

An effort worth millions, led by GE Research, could result in an automated assurance model.

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Senate bill would push replacement of legacy IT systems

A new bipartisan bill would effectively force agencies to identify and replace their critically outdated legacy information technology systems while drafting new modernization plans with the help of the Office of Management and Budget.

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Lawmakers Request Agency Support in Broadband Rollouts

Democrats from the House Energy and Commerce Committee asked the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to help make good on broadband development with Bipartisan Infrastructure funding.

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NatSec Experts to Congress: Pass Legislation to Boost Domestic Semiconductor Production

The Bipartisan Innovation Act would inject tens of billions into domestic semiconductor production.

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GSA relaunches federal IT dashboard

The federal IT dashboard has officially relaunched after an overhaul intended to modernize the site, which dates back to 2009.

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The Pentagon is Ready to Deliver on JADC2—Here’s How

With the implementation plan signed, officials are embarking on the next steps of this journey toward interoperability.

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VA plans new health record deployments, despite critical watchdog reports

Two upcoming go-live dates for the Cerner health record at VA facilities in Washington and Ohio will proceed on schedule, the agency says.

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VA's new health record still putting patients at risk

The transition to Cerner's electronic health records system at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane is still being hindered on multiple fronts more than a year after go-live.

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Congressional Publishing Arm Plans for New Software to ‘Take Over’ Print Documentation

Director Hugh Halpern said the agency wants to bring more efficient documentation software to Capitol Hill and other public agencies.

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DOD Awards Verizon Almost $1 Billion to Modernize its Networks

New communications equipment will soon be deployed at the Pentagon and beyond.

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TSA to Overhaul its Credentialing System with $199 Million Contract Award

The Transportation Security Administration partnered with Accenture to modernize its security reporting and credentialing systems.

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Officials Work to Create a More Empathetic Government

Recent customer experience policy changes are ushering in more human-centered agency practices.

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Grading the FITARA scorecard

Some stakeholders say that the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act scorecard has grown stale. Here's what might come next for the 14th edition of the congressional oversight tool.