Against COVID-19, SBA Leveraged Agility, Innovation
A lesson from the Small Business Administration’s experience is that ongoing initiatives toward IT modernization tend to prepare agencies for unexpected emergencies.
A lesson from the Small Business Administration’s experience is that ongoing initiatives toward IT modernization tend to prepare agencies for unexpected emergencies.
Deputy CIO Guy Cavallo said the Small Business Administration has weathered COVID-19 by approaching its routines from fresh angles.
With the provisions of the CARES Act, SBA has pushed out more funds in the past four months than it had in all of its history put together.
Results from going to the cloud are apparent, but the long-term benefits will continue to show up in the communities that are being serviced, such as Puerto Rico.
The Small Business Administration and another unnamed agency are conducting a pilot that, if successful, will enable a workaround to the TIC.
As the public sector moves further into cloud migration, it’s crucial to approach the process methodically at your agency.