Latest "it-modernization" stories

Regulatory maze snarls $1 trillion in federal grants, lawmakers say

Grants are one of the more direct ways that the federal government can spur infrastructure improvements and economic opportunities.

By Molly Weisner

4 weeks ago

U.S. Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Craig Martell speaks at the Defense Intelligence Agency’s DoDIIS Worldwide Conference, Dec. 13, 2022, at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in Texas.

The opposite of Silicon Valley: How Feds expect to use AI/ML

The government is buying AI technology experimentally with the focus on research-based deals as opposed to hardware or software contracts.

By Molly Weisner

3 months ago

Perspecta wins $474 million OTA for background check management

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency will transition IT prototypes to production under an other transaction agreement.

By Andrew Eversden

2 years ago

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

3 years ago

Ignore the workforce at your IT modernization peril

Modernization needs to be about more than just upgrading legacy technology.

By Greg Kushto

4 years ago

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

5 years ago