Digital Government

Inefficient Federal IT Like Paying 400 IT Specialists to Maintain a Single iPad

“We're paying a lot of money for fixed capacity that we invested in 10, 20 years ago,” U.S. CIO Tony Scott says. “Call it crazy, I think it's time to bring an end to this."

Digital Government

Attention CIOs, Stay on Top of FITARA Even During Presidential Transition

OMB plans to issue new IT budget planning guidance that would “focus on empowering agency CIOs.”

Digital Government

Tech Industry Lines up Behind IT Modernization Fund Proposal

Signing on to statements of approval are executives from Northrop Grumman, Cisco, Dell, Intel, CSRA and the pro-business U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Digital Government

Are CIOs to Blame for the Legacy IT Crisis?

GAO research shows the average tenure for an agency CIO barely tops two years.

Digital Government

FITARA’s Growing Pains: CIOs Raise Concerns

Boosting the authority of agency CIOs when it comes to overseeing IT spending and contracting is one of the key aims of the law -- but it will take some time

Digital Government

IT Fund Gets a Thumbs Up from CIOs. But is $3 Billion Enough?

The federal government is planning to spend nearly $90 billion a year on IT next year.

Ideas

FITARA: The Messy Reality of Unintended Consequences

Mismanaged implementation may actually result in delays for IT delivery speed and effectiveness.

Digital Government

Will Congress Write a $3 Billion Check for Better Federal IT Systems?

It’s still unclear what strategy the White House is pursuing to make the newly proposed IT modernization fund a reality.

Digital Government

8 Things to Look For in the 2017 IT Budget

The budget seeks substantial budget increases to shore up cybersecurity and a new approach to modernizing IT systems.

Digital Government

CIOs May Find a Secret Weapon in FITARA

One CIO threatened to cut off access for insecure users and put a freeze on IT spending.