How the Federal Tech Community Is Coping with COVID-19
As the entire nation attempts to move their work lives home, the onus for keeping the federal government operating is falling on the federal IT workforce. Keep Reading
OMB Coronavirus Guidance: Flexibility for Contractors, Emergency Procurement for Agencies
Maintaining the resilience of federal contracting base "requires continued communication by agencies with their contractors, both small and large, and effective leveraging of flexibilities and authorities to help minimize work disruption." Keep Reading
Agencies Report Progress on Data Center Optimization, but Oversight and Cybersecurity Risks Need to Be Addressed
The Office of Management and Budget has been working with federal agencies to reduce the number of outdated or duplicative federal data centers. In fiscal year 2019, agencies closed 102 centers, and planned to close 184 more. Keep Reading
OMB to Agencies: Time to Finish IPv6 Transition
With the 2021 budget proposal in the rearview, the Office of Management and Budget’s IT policy shop released its first new guidance of the calendar year: a final push on getting agencies transitioned to IPv6. Keep Reading
Federal Data Strategy to Impact All Feds, Not Just ‘Data Plans for Data Wonks’
A governmentwide council of chief data officers met for the first time Friday, satisfying the first of 20 goals agencies must fulfill under the one-year action plan of the Federal Data Strategy the Trump administration released in December. Keep Reading
GAO: Administration Withholding Ukraine Aid for ‘Policy Reason’ Violated the Law
"Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law," the Government Accountability Office said in a decision. Keep Reading
GAO: OMB, GSA Need to Better Recover Technology Modernization Fund Costs
As of August, the fund awarded $89 million to 7 projects. Agencies must repay awards and an administrative fee within 5 years. Keep Reading
GAO: Agencies, OMB Need to Continue Implementing Recommendations on Acquisitions, Ops, Cybersecurity
The Government Accountability Office testified about 2 issues on its High Risk List: management of IT acquisitions and operations, and cybersecurity. Keep Reading
Chief Statistician Nancy Potok, Driving Force Behind Data Transformation, to Retire by Year’s End
Chief Statistician Nancy Potok will retire from her leadership job at the Office of Management and Budget after a busy year coordinating the rollout of the Trump administration’s policies on data-driven decision-making. Keep Reading
CISA Partners with OMB to Stand Up Vulnerability Disclosure Policies at Civilian Agencies
OMB will meet with executives from the Department of Homeland Security, the General Services Administration, the Commerce Department and other agencies to work on implementation strategies. Keep Reading