Modernization
Do we still need systems integrators?
David Eaves argues that any modern IT system should be designed from the outset to talk to other systems.
Cybersecurity
Why compliance demands a DevOps approach
Security compliance doesn't have to stifle innovation -- it should baked into the agile development process.
Digital Government
TSA Awards Accenture $64M for Agile IT Modernization
The Department of Homeland Security has been ramping up agile efforts.
Acquisition
JIDO goes agile, but can DOD?
The Joint Improvised-threat Defeat Organization has spent the last five years implementing an agile DevOps framework, but scaling that across the DOD is another challenge altogether.
Cybersecurity
M2M cyberthreat protocol is ready for prime time
The second generation of STIX, the structured language for conveying cyberthreat information on a machine-to-machine basis, is nearing completion.
Digital Government
CMS 101
Content management systems have grown more powerful and easier to use, but there are still some important factors for government users to consider.
Modernization
VA chief swears off software development
In his most pointed comments on IT to date, David Shulkin, secretary of Veterans Affairs, said that the agency will move to off-the-shelf software.
Digital Government
DHS watchdog warns agency on ELIS system
DHS Inspector General urged the Citizenship and Immigration Services to keep the struggling Electronic Immigration System unplugged.
Modernization
Acquisition gateway expands in 2016
One of the General Services Administration's key category management efforts, the acquisition gateway, saw thousands visitors with IT contracts on their minds.
Acquisition
An IT moonshot: Can government IT development come to look like SpaceX?
Steve Kelman outlines the changes needed to truly transform IT acquisition.
Modernization
Giving COTS the consideration it deserves
Certain government missions require custom-designed IT systems, but agencies need not reinvent the wheel.
Modernization
Buggy software update crashes CBP airport systems
Stalled Customs and Border Protection international traveler processing systems at major U.S. airports are back online after a four-hour outage on Jan. 2.
Modernization
Sluggish apps more than just annoying, study says
Balky network apps can create problems for agencies' IT modernization efforts, a new survey of federal employees suggests.
Acquisition
5 best practices for agile procurement
As federal CIOs make the shift from managing infrastructure to managing applications, they also need to change their mindset about procurement.
Cybersecurity
What CIOs should do next
A wide-ranging discussion by public- and private-sector IT leaders revealed key drivers for achieving positive mission outcomes.
Acquisition
Emily E. Antos
Assistant Program Manager, Engineering Sea Warrior Program, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic, Department of the Navy
Modernization
Pushing agencies to embrace programmability
Four programmability challenges for federal IT -- and how to tackle each of them.
Digital Government
There's lots of ambiguity in agencies' embrace of agile
GAO report warns that OMB's unclear guidance on agile development is interfering with agencies' ability to report on the status of such projects.
Modernization
The perils and promise of software-defined data centers
Proponents say SDDC could revolutionize the data center, but real-world proof of its effectiveness is hard to find.
Digital Government
Report: DOD must embrace open-source software
In a new report, the Center for a New American Security makes the case that DOD is failing to capitalize on the power of open-source software.
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