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Meet the 7 leaders who will be steering modernization dollars
The Office of Management and Budget announced the first members of the Technology Modernization Fund Board.
Modernization
OMB issues final MGT Act guidance
The Office of Management and Budget is officially accepting submissions from agencies for funds to modernize their outdated technologies under the Modernizing Government Technology Act.
Acquisition
OMB wants acquisition innovation
Administration officials say agencies need to streamline acquisition for the sake of their financial health.
People
White House looks to cut workforce, civilian-side funding
As part of its $4.4 trillion budget proposal, the White House is looking to cut retirement benefits for feds and take steps to peg pay to performance.
Digital Government
Trump budget stresses modernization, cyber
The administration rolls out a $210 million IT modernization fund and puts cybersecurity front and center in its $4.4 trillion budget request.
People
Challenges facing the new CIO
The Trump administration has a blueprint for IT modernization, and the new federal CIO pick Suzette Kent is walking point on the challenge in her first government -- and first tech -- position.
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OMB's user guide to the MGT Act
The Office of Management and Budget is working on a rules-of-the-road document to cover how agencies can seek and use funds under the MGT Act.
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IT hiring fair offers early successes
Federal agencies are seeing an early yield from their participation in a first-of-its-kind governmentwide federal IT hiring fair in November.
Digital Government
Congress looks to make grant info DATA Act friendly
New legislation fills in financial reporting gaps in the the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act.
Digital Government
Will feds get to read the Nunes memo?
A move by Republicans to publicly release a classified memo could have unintended consequences for federal employees.
People
Trump picks federal CIO
Ernst & Young's Suzette Kent is the administration's choice to serve as CIO and lead the Office of E-Government at OMB.
Digital Government
Census Bureau changes course on key 2020 question
The move comes despite statistical research supporting an internal Census recommendation to combine two key questions to improve response rates.
People
OMB Deputy director of management nominee clears committee
If confirmed by the full Senate, Margaret Weichert will have a hand in several major technology and workforce issues, including IT modernization, supervising the federal CIO and serving as the point person for federal agency reorganization.
People
Trump's DDM pick pushes IT modernization
President Trump’s nominee to serve as the Office of Management and Budget's deputy director for management highlighted IT modernization, data accountability and transparency and workforce management as her three priority areas throughout her cordial confirmation hearing.
Cybersecurity
Feds look to get creative about cyber hiring
Policymakers are keeping an open mind when it comes to improving the cybersecurity workforce.
Digital Government
GAO: OMB, federal CIO need to be more involved in high-priority IT projects
An audit found that the Office of Management and Budget has discontinued or de-emphasized regular reporting and oversight on high-priority IT projects and could be passing up billions in cost savings across the federal government.
People
Procurement priorities take cues from commercial space
Acquisition policy is focusing on more transparent, innovative buying methods that take cues from commercial markets.
Cybersecurity
Agencies don't know where attacks are coming from
A risk report being produced under the cybersecurity executive order suggests that agencies need to get a better handle on where attacks are originating.
Modernization
Graves: When MGT passes, modernization plans are ready
With the expected passage and funding of the MGT Act, Graves said that funneling resources to address the greatest vulnerabilities is the overarching goal.
Modernization
The CIO and government IT
Two longtime federal IT leaders discuss the pros and cons of elevating agency CIOs in the executive branch power structure.
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