Modernization
It’s Possible to Cut Legacy Spending. Here’s How FCC Did It.
The agency took small steps first.
Digital Government
State Department CIO: ‘If People Aren’t Laughing At You, Your Goals Aren’t Big Enough'
Frontis Wiggins' plan includes revolutionizing how the agency does innovation.
Ideas
Redefining the Role of Federal CIO: The Enabler-in-Chief
The key is modernizing systems will not be done in the same architectural model of the past.
Ideas
Modernizing Government IT—By Looking to the Private Sector
To operate at today’s scale and face today’s threats, the government needs a paradigm shift in how it approaches technology.
Cybersecurity
Trump: Agency Heads ‘Totally Accountable’ for Modernization, Cybersecurity
Trump canceled his scheduled signing of a cybersecurity-themed executive order with no explanation.
Digital Government
CIO Council To Trump: Don't Forget About Federal IT
An incoming CIO will have a lot on his or her plate.
Ideas
FITARA Must Become the Catalyst for Change in Federal IT
Many still consider FITARA a compliance drill rather than a way to transform IT.
Emerging Tech
Nextgov Event: FITARA in Year Two
Join us Thursday for a deep dive into the act's impact.
Digital Government
The Government Finally May Have Found All Its Data Centers
Agencies have closed 4,300 of nearly 11,000 data centers.
Digital Government
CIO Authority 'Still a Major Issue' Across Government
Neither of the CIOs called to testify before the House committee—Luke McCormack at the Homeland Security Department and Frontis Wiggins of the State Department—report to the top two positions within their agencies.
Digital Government
Agencies Fail at CIO Authorities in New Scorecards
The low scores indicate FITARA may not be empowering CIOs as originally intended, or at least not as quickly as Congress had hoped.
Ideas
How to Improve the Health of Your Agency's IT Portfolio
There is a long list of uncertainties for federal IT organizations given the upcoming administration transition.
Digital Government
CIOs, Time to Be ‘Enabler in Chief’ Instead of ‘Constrainer in Chief’
What’s required of today’s government CIOs?
Digital Government
GAO to DHS: Give IT Officials a Seat at the Table
DHS' IT office has no official vote on DHS’ Joint Requirements Council, which was reinstated in 2014 after a former version of the council went defunct in the mid-2000s.
Digital Government
Some Agencies Spend More Than 90% of IT Budgets on Legacy Systems, Report Finds
Some agencies are spending even more on legacy IT than you think.
Digital Government
Federal CIO: Prep For Modernization Funds But Don't Count On Them
Legislation that would create working capital funds for modernization could help, but aren't guaranteed to pass.
Digital Government
Video: How Will Congress Fund the Modernizing Government Technology Act?
And more on the week's government IT news.
Digital Government
House Passes Modernizing Government Technology Act
The federal government’s woefully old IT systems are apparently something both political parties believe require fixing.
Digital Government
How FITARA Changed the CIO Game
Legislation gave CIOs new visibility into their own agencies.
Digital Government