Promoting Intra-Agency Collaboration to Embrace FITARA
If you’re looking for insight on who’s collaborating around the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act and how they’re doing it, these tips are for you.
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The Biggest Innovation Blockers in Gov Acquisitions
Too often, agencies develop requirements for goods and services that are over prescriptive and leave little room for industry to offer innovative solutions. Here’s what acquisition experts at GSA and DHS are doing to break that cycle.
NASA & SpaceX in Race to Colonize Mars
In its heyday, the U.S. space program was the envy of the world and beat the former Soviet Union in a “Cold War” space race to land the first man on the moon. But what about NASA today?
Why Should Agencies Modernize Applications?
Not only does modernizing your agency’s applications mean spending less on costly, outdated systems, it also leads to a more streamlined and agile portfolio. Modernization cuts the clutter, so to speak, and eliminates unneeded outdated applications, enabling changes and updates to be made much more rapidly and effectively throughout the enterprise.
The Buckeye State Talks IT Optimization
Ohio CIO, Stu Davis shares his tips and tricks for efficiently modernizing state IT infrastructure.
Expert Ways to Welcome Women to the Tech Community
Women employed in technology are facing an uphill battle. The tech community has come a long way toward better supporting and incorporating women into their culture, but there is room for more improvement.
The Challenges of Weak Governance and FITARA
A quick examination of the results of a GovLoop survey of 138 public sector professionals on issues related to FITARA helps illustrate why agencies are struggling so much with acquisition waste, duplication and, ultimately, poor governance.
IT Modernization Fund Seeks Support to Solve Tech Challenges
For many government agencies, managing the costs of supporting legacy technology and introducing new innovation has been challenging. To ease the financial burden of upgrading IT systems, U.S. Chief Information Officer Tony Scott has proposed the creation of a $3.1 billion IT Modernization Fund (ITMF).
Climbing Mount Everest: Advancing Precision Medicine Through Technology
Health IT, precision medicine, and genomics are a lot like climbing Mount Everest. Climbing the mountain the first time takes a lot of time, money, and other resources, but once the summit has been scaled, future climbers can work to make the process easier and achieve new goals that would have at one time seemed… Read more »
Improved Software Policy through Category Management Best Practices
Government must come together as one to identify our common needs and maintain the highest levels of quality in the products and services we purchase to meet those needs.