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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
12 practices that help agencies improve technology management
The Government Accountability Office found that agencies implementing 12 technology management practices performed better on their Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act evaluations.
By Jessie Bur
Agencies demonstrate progress in latest tech modernization scorecard
All agencies managed to either improve or retain their grades in the December 2018 Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act scorecard.
By Jessie Bur
OMB’s data center plan of attack is available for comment
The Office of Management and Budget released a draft federal data center policy to go along with the two-year data center consolidation extension passed in 2017.
By Jessie Bur
Insufficient plans hold back tech leadership authorities, report finds
Legislation and administrative guidance requires federal agencies to make certain changes to empower their chief information officers, but some agencies lack the plans required to make those changes, a watchdog report found.
By Jessie Bur
OMB’s cyber report should start the race to the cloud
Can the cloud awaken the government from cyber Groundhog Day?
By Rick Tracy
3 ways agencies can improve procurement and modernization
Now more than ever government agencies have top-level backing, funding and momentum to overhaul outdated technologies and revamp the federal IT infrastructure.
By Steve Harris
The progress and opportunities for women-owned small businesses
The release of the Small Business Administration's FY17 Procurement Scorecard reveals positive signs and further possibilities that WOSB contractors can pursue before the federal fiscal year ends on September 30.
By Lourdes Martin-Rosa, American Express Government Contracting Advisor
These tech problems could hurt government for years
Agencies will have to move aggressively to catch up with the technological expectations established by the private sector, federal CIO Suzette Kent said.
By Jessie Bur
Why DoD continues to fail at IT
The Department of Defense once again received the lowest score on the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act.
By Jessie Bur
3 ways agencies can improve IT immediately
Though agencies fared poorly on the latest FITARA scorecard, easy changes could drastically improve grades, according to the Government Accountability Office's IT guru.
By Jessie Bur