Modernization
GAO: VA’s Multibillion-Dollar Financial System Overhaul Needs Hard Goals
User satisfaction seems to be rising with new deployments but auditors say it’s hard to measure using current metrics.
Emerging Tech
NSA Re-awards Secret $10 Billion Contract to Amazon
Amazon Web Services beat out Microsoft for the contract after a bid protest battle.
Modernization
VA dinged by watchdog over project management woes
The multibillion electronic health records modernization project at the Department of Veterans Affairs needs to improve scheduling and coordination, according to a critical report from the agency's inspector general.
Modernization
DOD’s Long and Winding Road to (Hopefully) Deploying an Enterprise Cloud
Every new delay should “be an alarm that goes off in the hearts and minds of those who are looking at how we can be competitive in the future against China,” according to one official.
Digital Government
Survey: No Clear Winner in Cloud Wars
The biggest potential differentiator is automated cloud migration services.
Modernization
TMF announces first-ever investment in VA to support transition to new sign-in service
GSA's single sign-on shared service, Login.gov, is about to have a major new participating agency thanks in part to the Technology Modernization Fund.
Modernization
IRS marks the annual tax filing deadline with a plea for more funding
Chronic underfunding has hurt the tax agency's ability to modernize, says a top official, who wrote that the U.S. tax system "is a tax system where ripped paper returns are literally pieced together with scotch tape."
Cybersecurity
Report Finds Identity Fraud Up 167% In USPS Change Of Address Requests
The USPS Office of the Inspector General recommends stricter identity verification controls online, while management disagrees.
Digital Government
IRS’ ‘Where’s My Return’ Tools Needs Updates Amid Lack Of Agency Plans, Watchdog Says
The Government Accountability Office regards modernizing taxpayer digital resources as a high priority item despite a reported lack of funding.
Modernization
IRS aims to clear backlogged tax returns by end of year
As of March 18, the backlog of unprocessed paper tax returns was at nearly 15 million but IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig told lawmakers that he wants to get that to a “healthy” level.
Digital Government
Army Wants Software to Predict Hypersonics’ Weather-Based Survivability for Joint Military Tests
A new sources sought notice focuses on software that informs “go/no go” weather launch decisions.
Modernization
VA, DOD Electronic Health Record System Suffers Nationwide Outage
The three-hour outage prevented more than 95,000 clinician users from accessing and updating patient medical data.
Modernization
VA's latest EHR go-live: 'not flawless, but we're rolling'
Secretary Denis McDonough told House appropriators that the launch of the Department of Veterans Affairs new electronic health record system at a second site is meeting expectations.
Modernization
IRS Digitizing Tax Form 709 With New Tech
The agency is ramping up its modernization efforts, focusing on digitization and automation.
Emerging Tech
DOD Advances Toward a 5G-Enabled 'Digital Battle Network' With Industry Collaboration
Two companies are embarking on a fresh agreement to help pave the way toward JADC2.
Modernization
Login.gov plans to scale up without facial recognition tech – for now
The General Services Administration isn't ruling out using biometrics in its Login.gov service, but the agency has concerns about equity and accessibility.
Modernization
Air Force software factory looks to unleash 'chaos' on civilian IT shops
The Kessel Run group is currently developing a playbook that would make it easier for organizations across the federal government to adopt engineering and security best practices.
Modernization
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.
Modernization
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.
Modernization