IT Reform: GSA Issues RFQ for Cloud Email Services
On May 9, the General Services Administration released a $2.5 billion RFQ for cloud email as a service (EaaS) to consolidate Federal government email systems. GSA anticipates awarding multiple SmartBUY Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for the five-year contract, which allow Federal agencies to procure commercial software and software-related services at reduced prices. Learn More ›
IT Reform: Energy TechStat Examines Identity Program
In an effort to improve the performance of one of the Department of Energy (DOE) major IT investments, an agency TechStat review was recently held. Learn More ›
White House Forum Details Progress on IT Reforms
From 1:30 to 2:30PM EST today, the White House Forum on Transforming Federal IT Management provided an update on how the Administration is changing the way the Federal government uses IT to save money and deliver better service. Learn More ›
IT Reform: A Platform for Sharing Lessons Learned
Today marks the soft launch of the Federal CIO Council’s Best Practices platform, an online resource that promotes learning and collaboration. By centrally aggregating best practices, the platform will help cultivate how information is shared government-wide and with stakeholders. Learn More ›
IT Reform: Task Force Will Drive Data Center Closures
This past February, the Federal CIO Council launched a government-wide Data Center Consolidation Task Force to help meet the overall Federal target of a minimum of 800 data center closures by 2015, and to share progress toward individual agency goals. Learn More ›
IT Reform: OMB Open Sources IT Dashboard and TechStat Toolkit
On March 31, the Federal Government publicly released two key tools for evaluating IT investments: the IT Dashboard source code, and the TechStat Toolkit. Sharing these resources will help organizations around the world implement TechStat, the Federal Government’s model for addressing troubled IT projects. Learn More ›
IT Reform: OPM Creates IT Program Manager Title
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has released a draft proposal that creates a new, official federal title: IT Program Manager. This title will round out the IT Management 2210 series, which currently includes the IT Project Manager and IT Specialist titles. Learn More ›
IT Reform: Agencies Hold First TechStat Sessions
Agency-level TechStat sessions are currently under way, with 24 Federal CIO Council agencies on track to have held their first TechStat by March 31. As of March 25, 15 agencies have already held their first session. Learn More ›
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Friday, May 20, 2011
From Data to Apps: Putting Government Information to Work for You
Vivek Kundra, U.S. CIOWhen the Department of Defense in the 1990s released GPS data, originally developed for military use, to the public, it sparked an explosion of innovation that gave rise to tools we now use in our everyday lives – from helping us find our way in an unfamiliar city to assisting first responders save lives. But why stop... Learn More ›
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Why IT Efficiencies?
Terry Halvorsen, CIO, U.S. NavyWhy is the Department of the Navy aggressively pursuing information technology efficiencies? There are a number of contributing factors that led to the recent focus on efficiencies, but the primary catalyst is the realization by Department of Defense and DON leadership that from a fiscal perspective we cannot... Learn More ›
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Getting Program Governance Right Helps Ensure Success
Richard A. Spires, CIO, DHSMy first post on the challenge of delivering successful IT programs introduced the topic of tiered governance and the need to have effective governance at the enterprise, portfolio, and program level. Let’s dig deeper into program-level governance. Learn More ›
