Agencies will have to move aggressively to catch up with the technological expectations established by the private sector, federal CIO Suzette Kent said.
The cross-agency goals in the President’s Management Agenda aim to foster a collaborative government for the next decade, instead of just playing catch up, according to Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent.
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.
Though the federal government outpaces the private sector in female representation among its IT workforce, agency leadership says there is more that can be done.
The Technology Modernization Fund Board held its first meeting to discuss the proposal review and oversight process for allocating a potential $250 million in IT funding.
A recent assessment of National Institute of Standards and Technology campuses found that undercover Government Accountability Office agents were able to access restricted areas every time they attempted to do so.