White House Budget Teases Acquisition Modernization Plan, New Federal Data Service
Plan for IT modernization and workforce development includes new agency at Commerce and conducting an overhaul at OPM. Keep Reading
Lawmakers Make Second Bipartisan Push to Elevate Federal IT Official
Under the measure, the federal chief information officer (CIO), who oversees all IT for the federal government and currently reports to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) deputy director, would start reporting directly to the head of OMB. Keep Reading
OMB Director Mulvaney to Serve as Acting White House Chief of Staff
The former congressman has also served a dual role as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for over a year. Keep Reading
GAO: OMB Should Improve Efforts to Support Agencies’ Implementation of FRDAA
While a small number of agencies reported being mature in their implementation of FRDAA activities, most are in the process of developing key fraud risk activities, and others have yet to start developing them. Keep Reading
HSTRisk: A Game Plan to Identify, Protect Information Crown Jewels
The government has to cost-effectively allocate attention and resources to protecting our most critical information assets. Keep Reading
GAO: Departments Need to Improve CIOs’ Review and Approval of IT Budgets
GAO says several departments and component agencies need to address gaps in their IT budgeting policies and procedures, demonstrate implementation of OMB requirements, and establish procedures to ensure IT budgets are informed by reliable cost information. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: What Have We Done Since the OPM Data Breach and What’s Left to Do?
A security program is an ecosystem. A gap, breach, or betrayal in any one area will have substantial implications. Keep Reading
Cloud First Gets Smart Upgrade to Remove Cyber Policy Barriers, Says OMB
The strategy notes that in order to realize the scalability, stability, security, and speed to market benefits of cloud infrastructure, agencies need to utilize modern agile development skills. Keep Reading
GAO: Actions Needed to Ensure Staff Have Skills to Administer and Oversee Federal Grants
GAO found that sub-agencies at HHS, USDA, and Education vary in following leading training practices for planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating their grants training programs. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Federal Agencies Must Focus on Integrated Cyber Architecture
With an integrated cyber defense approach, agencies will use any number of best-in-class products – but always with a focus on how those products work in concert. Keep Reading
