FITARA Is Turning 5 Years Old and Some CIOs Are Just Receiving Benefits of the Law
It has taken half a decade for chief information officers to only begin to truly have the power to manage and control their agency’s technology spending. Keep Reading
Data Center Optimization Issue Throws Wrench in Otherwise Stable FITARA 8.0 Scorecard
The vast majority of the 24 CFO Act agencies included in the scoring stayed stagnant at a C grade, while a handful got Bs and fewer received Ds. Keep Reading
GAO on IT: Federal Agencies Need to Strengthen Acquisitions, Operations, and Cybersecurity
The federal government planned to invest more than $96 billion in IT in fiscal year 2018. However, these investments have often failed or contributed little to mission-related outcomes. Keep Reading
GAO: Agencies Need to Implement High-Risk Recommendations to Manage Acquisition Operations and Cybersecurity
A GAO report has found that have only implemented 61 percent of the IT-related recommendations made by GAO since 2010, and to better manage acquisition operations and cybersecurity more need to be completed. Keep Reading
DHS Approves Nlyte DCIM Solution
Over 35 federal agencies across civilian, intelligence and defense organizations are using or currently deploying the Nlyte DCOI platform to attain compliance with FITARA and achieve consistency with the Modernizing Government Technology Act. Keep Reading
GAO: Federal Agencies Need to Take More Action to Improve IT Acquisitions
Federal agencies should be reviewing and implementing agencies' IT acquisition plans, as per FITARA guidance, and in January GAO made 39 recommendations to improve this process. Keep Reading
Federal IT Managers Say Key Mandates Have Had Little Impact on Modernization Efforts
Almost all the feds surveyed were worried about legacy technology, with 89 percent saying their agency's reliance on such systems hurts and 73 percent saying that delaying modernization is more risky than moving forward. Keep Reading
GAO: Agencies Need to Pull CIOs Into Acquisition Reviews
Federal agencies need to involve their CIOs in reviewing billions of dollars worth of acquisitions, according to a GAO report. Under the Federal Information Technology Reform Act passed in 2014, agencies should be identifying IT contracts for chief information officers to review and approve. The report found that most of the 22 agencies studied, including… Keep Reading
