The 4 Envelopes: A New Hope…
We turn now to how a new administration could impact the four envelopes and federal IT in general — at least how we hope it could make an impact.
Posts Tagged: IT management
What Visibility Can Do for IT Management
Monitoring IT networks is critical for state and local governments that are modernizing their IT in order to coordinate actions and track their ownership of solutions.
The Intersection of Tech and Leadership in Gov: Looking Ahead to 2019
As we come to the end of the year, govies of all levels and functions should be considering what’s on the horizon for technology and how it could affect their agency, mission, and day-to-day work in 2019.
Wanted: New Skills for a Hybrid IT World
Keeping one foot in the cloud and one in the agency can present organizational challenges, particularly in regard to IT skillsets and network management.
How to Avoid Silo Thinking
Some time ago at the state of Nebraska, we recognized it was inefficient for our technology resources to work in IT silos. Prior to consolidation, an IT silo existed in every individual agency. As any productive business would do, we began working to break down each legacy silo across the enterprise through organizational and technological… Read more »
The Cost of Avoiding Risk
Why does the government regularly commit to $200 million programs? The answer is due to risk aversion.
Phase 1: Defining a New Software Development Program
It’s a problem when an ambitious scope is used to justify a particular spend and then the scope is reduced to hit some deadline without reducing the cost.
FITARA’s Role in IT Management
FITARA compliance can help avoid negative situations by ensuring that agencies have a clear view of what software is being used. Visibility into the software environment allows CIOs and administrators to ensure that employees have the software they need, and that the agency is not paying for software that is not being used.
You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet: Federal IT Management 10 Years From Now
The skills that IT administrators are learning today will have a large impact on what IT management will look like ten years from now.