Modernization
Broadband Rollout Depends on Fixing ‘Woefully Inadequate’ Maps
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo discussed the agency’s current plans for installing broadband, emphasizing the need for state planning and communication.
Modernization
GAO Audit Again Shines Light on Problems in VA’s Health Records Rollout
The audit found that data quality and stakeholder engagement were two key issues with the rollout.
Modernization
Tribal Broadband Effort Gets $1.5 Million Federal Investment
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued another round of funding for indigenous communities with poor broadband infrastructure.
Modernization
AT&T Completes First 5G Demonstration for ‘Smart Warehouse’ Effort
The work continues to unfold, even in the face of supply chain strains.
Modernization
State Department confirms ‘defect’ led to resolved global IT outage
Officials said it had nothing to do with malicious foreign activity.
Modernization
Labor Department announces grants for states to expand UI access
The latest in a series of grants available to states for unemployment compensation programs focus on improving access to the benefit by partnering with community-based organizations for education about unemployment insurance.
Digital Government
DHS Data Use Evolving and Improving, Officials Say
Chief data officers are having a major impact.
Modernization
Energy Department Plans to Release Guide to Scaling IT Modernization
The agency has found success in taking small steps to deploying large-scale changes.
Modernization
Defense Department Deploys New Health Records System for Another 19,000 Users
The latest rollout took place at multiple locations in Texas on Jan. 22.
Modernization
Survey: CIOs aren't banking on TMF for modernization
A survey of federal CIOs by the Professional Services Council found that tech officials were not prioritizing TMF funding for IT modernization projects.
Policy
Citizen Satisfaction With Federal Government Services Hits All-time Low
The American Customer Satisfaction Index 2021 Federal Government Report showed citizen satisfaction in government services in a freefall over the last four years, with declines across all driving indicators of satisfaction.
Modernization
Watchdog Finds IT Scorecards Effective In Monitoring Federal Modernization Efforts
A new report highlights the benefits FITARA grading has had on modernizing tech within the government, despite recent failing grades.
Modernization
Data management's role in sustaining digital transformation
As agencies move from the research to implementation phase of their digital transformations, federal data experts say intelligent data management is crucial to better leverage and protect critical data.
Modernization
The Hill Gets Serious About Digital Services
The House of Representatives is launching a digital services team, after recommendations from the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress.
Modernization
CISA releases finalized IPv6 guidance for agencies
The network guidance document is years in the making.
Modernization
Agencies lag on telecom transition in latest FITARA scorecard
At a House hearing, lawmakers, federal officials and stakeholders called for improved metrics to grade compliance with the Federal IT Technology Reform Act.
Modernization
Marine Corps, CGI Enter $34 Million Contract To Update Inventory Tracking System
The Marine Corps Platform Integration Center will be expanded under the contract to use automated technology and Internet of Things connectivity to track equipment.
Emerging Tech
Data is the Fuel of Digital Transformation, Officials Say
Federal officials shared how they're tackling digital transformation.
Modernization
Connolly, Issa launch IT modernization caucus
The lawmakers behind the FITARA legislation are establishing a new caucus centered around IT modernization issues.
Modernization