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How to score A+ on the federal IT report card
The CIOs leading the highest-rated IT shops in the federal government talked with Federal Times about how they've taken their agencies to the top.
By Andrew Eversden
Grades plummet on latest government IT evaluation
Agencies struggled with the addition of new categories on the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act scorecard, and longstanding problem categories still plagued some.
By Jessie Bur
GAO’s IT expert talks what to expect on the next FITARA scorecard
Government Accountability Office Director of IT Management Issues Dave Powner outlined expectations and misconceptions of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act scorecard, the defining evaluation of agency commitment to IT modernization.
By Jessie Bur
CIOs have to be more than IT experts, says federal tech lead
Chief information officers will have to be strong managers with a voice among senior leadership to drive IT success, according to federal CIO Suzette Kent.
By Jessie Bur
Secure connectivity for federal teams: Where from here?
Agencies need stronger governance and improved awareness of cloud services and remote connectivity that considers secure modernization and user needs equally.
By Stephen Kovac, Zscaler
IT earns top spot in upcoming Trump management agenda. But does it need more teeth?
The agenda will integrate information technology modernization initiatives with workforce and transparency needs, according to the Office of Management and Budget's Margaret Weichert.
By Jessie Bur
Here’s how Ellen Lord grades the Pentagon’s most expensive programs
There are 87 major defense acquisition programs in the Pentagon, and Ellen Lord has a new system for tracking each one.
By Aaron Mehta
Agencies failed to identify over a quarter of IT contracts in 2016
A recent GAO report has found that within 22 federal agencies reviewed, 31,493 IT contracts accounting for $4.5 billion went unidentified by those agencies in 2016.
By Jessie Bur
OPM issues hiring memo to fill federal IT positions
The Office of Personnel Management has issued an excepted service appointment memo to the heads of federal agencies authorizing them to hire technical staff for up to one year to work on IT modernization initiatives.
By Jessie Bur
Agencies stumble on old and new FITARA requirements
Data center consolidation and software licensing proved to be the two biggest stumbling blocks to agency success on the most recent version of the FITARA scorecard.
By Jessie Bur
More agencies fall back than improve in newest FITARA scorecard
The fifth edition of the FITARA scorecard spells bad news for many agencies.
By Jessie Bur