Software Development

Software Development Is Dead

No code required. Almost.

  • By Dustin Sitton

Bypassing Procurement Can Introduce Some Unwanted Visitors

Agencies need to make sure they vet open source code for vulnerabilities before they use it.

  • By Dave Egts

TSA Wants Industry Input on Its Proposed Agile Contract Vehicle

The agency plans to tap the contracts for its modernization initiatives.

  • By Jack Corrigan

How to Stop Technical Debt from Eating Your IT Budget

Before federal agencies can modernize, they need to figure out how to tackle the workarounds in old systems.

  • By Dave McClure

How to Overcome Technical Debt in IT Modernization Projects

The shortcuts you take to make deadline can come back to bite you later.

  • By Subhash Kari and Viktor Pylypenko

Rapid Prototyping to Improve Government Systems

Two former U.S. Digital Service staffers on their approach to iterative design and software development.

  • By Stephanie Nguyen and Sabrina Williams

The Defense Innovation Board’s 10 Essential Rules for Developing Software

The “commandments” adapt industry best practices for the Pentagon, but every agency could learn from them.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Veterans Affairs Wasted Closer to $2 Billion On Failed IT Projects

The department misspent even more than government investigators initially believed in attempting to modernize its health records system.

  • By Frank Konkel

4 Principles for Making Digital Transformations Work

Government agencies can complete effective digital transformations but it takes new technologies and management practices.

  • By Steve Cheng and Mark McMillan

Breaking Down What DevOps Means

Five considerations for federal agencies looking to adopt the DevOps philosophy.

  • By Colby Proffitt

Homeland Security's Top Buyer: Still All-In In Agile

The department needs to do a better job “taking the fear out of innovation,” Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa said.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

3 Strategies for Building Successful Agile Teams

With agile, it’s all about speed, adaptability and collaboration—all for the sake of accelerated, better application development.

  • By Matthew Schenck

An Insider's Take on What Went Wrong with DHS' Agile Contract

Former Digital Services Head Eric Hysen took to Medium to share his thoughts on FLASH’s failure.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

What Went Wrong with DHS' Agile Contract?

The department wants to cancel its $1.54 billion agile software contracting vehicle.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

TSA Awards Accenture $64M for Agile IT Modernization

The Department of Homeland Security has been ramping up agile efforts.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

Why Agile is Still So Hard for the Government

Pockets of the federal government want to change the buying process so technology can be acquired in sprints, preventing large-scale failures like the HealthCare.gov rollout.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

Agile Means More Prototypes, Fewer Meetings, Even in Government

USDS member Joe Crobak says leadership is asking for demos instead of PowerPoint decks.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

Don’t Ask for Permission to Use Agile. Just Start Doing It.

In attempting to move your program to agile methods, you may encounter a number of challenges more common for government program managers than for commercial firms.

  • By Robert Read

This is What Agile Development Should Look Like in the Federal Government

The newly released Agile Government Handbook showcases best practices around agile development.

  • By Hallie Golden