25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management

Some highlights of the plan include:

• Turnaround or terminate at least one-third of underperforming projects in IT portfolio
• Shift to "Cloud First" policy.
• Reduce number of Federal data centers
• Approve funding of major IT programs that:

  - Have a dedicated program manager and a fully staffed integrated program team

  - Use a modular approach with usable functionality delivers every six month

              - Use specialized IT acquisition professionals

• Work with Congress to :

  - Consolidate commodity IT funding under the Agency CIOs

              - Develop flexible budget models that align with modular development

• Launch an interactive platform for pre-RFP agency-industry collaboration