Modernization
Treasury’s $1B Cloud Contract Aimed at Single Cloud Broker
Contracting officials released a new clarification document as the department continues preliminary work on a broad cloud management contract.
Digital Government
Biden Infrastructure Plan Includes Billions for Federal Buildings and Research
The American Jobs Plan proposes spending a small chunk of the $2 trillion on improving federal office buildings and hospitals.
Artificial Intelligence
China Is ‘Danger Close’ to US in AI Race, DOD AI Chief Says
JAIC leader stresses that AI ethics guidelines don’t slow down the United States. In fact, they are essential.
Digital Government
IRS Needs Help Managing and Upgrading Legacy Criminal Investigations Systems
The two main IT systems that manage the tax agency’s investigations efforts are 10 and 15 years old, and users want new capabilities.
Modernization
IRS Offers First Look at $2.6B Contract Touching All Its IT Systems
The new Enterprise Development, Operations Services contract will include developing new systems and improving the efficiency of existing applications.
Digital Government
Special Report: IT Modernization Priorities for 2021
Many of the new administration’s early executive orders, memos and plans included a technology component, but have yet to address the underlying issues with government IT.
Digital Government
House Dems Push for $9B for Tech Modernization Fund in Next COVID Package
The funding would come from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan.
Modernization
Last Chance For Agencies To Weigh In On TBM Self-Assessment
The comment period is closing on the self-assessment framework that agencies will use to measure their compliance with the mandatory Technology Business Management accounting standard.
Modernization
IRS Doesn’t Know How Many Legacy Systems It Has or How Much They Cost, IG Says
The tax agency needs to start with a single definition of what constitutes a “legacy system.”
Modernization
VA Needs a Cyber Audit of its Governmentwide Financial Services Center
The accounting shared services program—used by a range of federal agencies and programs—needs to ensure its systems are secure.
Modernization
How CBP Plans to Spend—and Repay—Its $15M Modernization Fund Loan
Agency officials already completed the first phase of modernizing the nation’s second-largest revenue collection system but needed an infusion of cash to keep the momentum going.
Modernization
How USPTO Avoided the Strains of Pandemic-Forced Mass Telework
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Chief Information Officer Jamie Holcombe shared new details about the agency's increased productivity.
Modernization
VA Wants a Veteran-Owned Business to Upgrade Wichita Facility’s IT Ahead of Health Records Rollout
The deployment of Veterans Affairs’ new electronic health record program has been on hold while the agency deals with COVID-19 but the agency wants to get Wichita’s infrastructure ready to roll.
Modernization
VA Wants to Automate Digitization of its 5-Mile-High Electronic Health Record Backlog
Veterans Affairs is looking to robotic process automation to help digitize its backlog and integrate with the new electronic health record platform.
Cybersecurity
NASA Watchdog Reports on Why the Agency Still Struggles with Cybersecurity
Almost half of the controls in an overarching shared system were assessed as deficient.
Modernization
OMB Names Two More Lead Offices for New Shared Services Regime
The announcement comes after two more agencies completed their marketplace implementation plans.
Emerging Tech
GSA Explores Production of a Common Operating Platform for Crisis Management
The Office of Mission Assurance details the agency’s needs in a new RFI.
Podcasts
Critical Update: How the Coronavirus is Changing Federal Work
“Government is traditionally seen as this old, ancient, antiquated system … How [does this change] the future of work for government?”
Digital Government
USDA’s Chad Sheridan Says Goodbye to Government Service—For Now
After driving IT transformation and helping launch Farmers.gov, he’s heading to the private sector to work as a chief innovation officer.
Modernization