Benefits.gov still riding the E-Government Act wave 20 years later

Gary Washington, the chief information officer at the Agriculture Department, said within its multi-cloud environment, they are constantly looking to maximize its value, improve customer experience and continue to be flexible with business needs.

Gary Washington, the chief information officer at the Agriculture Department, said within its multi-cloud environment, they are constantly looking to maximize its value, improve customer experience and continue to be flexible with business needs.

USDA leaning harder into software-as-a-service to satisfy mission needs

Justin Marsico, the Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s chief data officer, said a pilot program turned into a full-fledged training effort is helping to further instill the culture of data across the bureau.

Justin Marsico, the Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s chief data officer, said a pilot program turned into a full-fledged training effort is helping to further instill the culture of data across the bureau.

Data science is driving major changes to the Bureau of Fiscal Service’s operating model

Robert Smith, the director of Department of the Navy’s Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, said the goal is to accelerate new or better capabilities to the sailor and marine.

Robert Smith, the director of Department of the Navy’s Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, said the goal is to accelerate new or better capabilities to the sailor and marine.

Navy tech bridges connecting small businesses with its needs

Congress, Biden administration continue push to reduce security clearance timeline  

For VA, moving to zero trust is simple concept to understand, but tough to implement

IRS Smith: Be pro-digitization, not anti status-quo when driving innovation

Casey Cook, the cloud architecture branch chief for the Agriculture Department, said seven mission areas are taking advantage of more than 300 APIs to make data sharing among new and legacy systems easier.

Casey Cook, the cloud architecture branch chief for the Agriculture Department, said seven mission areas are taking advantage of more than 300 APIs to make data sharing among new and legacy systems easier.

How Farmers.gov really launched USDA’s next generation of cloud services

Lauren Knausenberger, the outgoing chief information officer of the Air Force, said if requested funding for fiscal 2024 comes through as hoped for, several transformation initiatives will get a much needed boost. 

Lauren Knausenberger, the outgoing chief information officer of the Air Force, said if requested funding for fiscal 2024 comes through as hoped for, several transformation initiatives will get a much needed boost.

Air Force’s Knausenberger puts biggest obstacles to digital transformation in rearview mirror

DLA accelerates move away from COBOL warehouse system

Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller talks to federal chief information officers about the latest technology trends and issues facing their agencies.

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The Defense Logistics Agency is five months into using its new Business Decision Analytics tool and the impact is obvious for them. The platform is giving DLA contracting officers more specific and better information to know what they are buying isn’t counterfeit or filled with computer malware. For more, Federal News Radio's Jason Miller spoke with Michael Scott, the deputy director of DLA’s logistics operations, and Kathy Cutler, the director of DLA’s Information Operations and chief information officer, on Ask the CIO.

DLA turns to AI, machine learning to bring surety to the DoD supply chain

Russell Roberts, the TSA chief information officer, said IT network and hardware upgrades are laying the groundwork for cloud migration.

TSA isn’t sweating the new Windows 10 mandate from DHS

Suzi Connor, the chief information officer at CDC, said a new three-pronged approach will change the way the agency manages and uses technology. Connor joined Federal News Network's Jason Miller on this week's episode of Ask the CIO.

IT modernization at the CDC is just one piece of a bigger strategy

Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford, the Army’s chief information officer, said the service’s new artificial intelligence task force will focus on tasks ranging from automating cybersecurity to identity management.

Six ways the CIO is supporting the Army’s new AI task force

Vincent Groh, the CIO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, said by moving to the cloud he cut MCC's spending on data centers by half.

How one small agency is cutting its IT spending

The two lynchpin initiatives under the Air Force’s network modernization effort are set to take major steps forward in 2020. Through both the enterprise-IT-as-a-service (EITaaS) and the Cloud One platform, Air Force is taking an aggressive approach to fix systemic network issues. Lauren Knausenberger, the chief transformation officer for the Air Force, said both of these initiatives are about setting the foundational infrastructure in place and ensuring it will serve the service for decades. She joined Ask the CIO to discuss more with Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller.

Cloud, network managed services giving Air Force glimpse of network future

Jennifer Kron, the acting chief information officer of the Intelligence Community up until Sept. 13, said the ICITE program is having a bigger impact on the IC than most realize.

How technology is changing the culture of the Intelligence Community

The State Department's approach to modernizing its technology is focused on two major shifts: The first is centralization of back-office or commodity IT. The second is all about consuming IT-as-a-service. Ken Rogers, the State Department’s deputy chief information officer for business management and planning, said State’s strategy is all about getting off of the buy, build and maintain train. Based on the two-year analysis, State CIO Karen Mummaw published the agency’s new strategy in June that lays out the implementation plan to get the value proposition from cloud services. They joined Federal News Radio's Jason Miller on Ask the CIO.

State’s move to hybrid cloud underpinning new IT modernization strategy

The U.S. Agency for International Development has no legacy systems. With more than $7 billion in technical debt across the government, USAID is not responsible for any of that. Jay Mahanand, the chief information officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development, said the agency accomplished what few others have been able to do: Get out of deep technical debt, by taking full advantage of the cloud and consolidating data centers. Hear his conversation with Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller on this week's Ask the CIO.

How USAID got out of technical debt

Ryan Cote, the Transportation Department’s chief information officer, said by bringing together technology management and delivery under his office, the modals would be freed to focus on mission and receive better, cost-effective services.

DOT’s three-year plan to centralize management, delivery of technology

Gary Barlet, the chief information officer of the Postal Service’s inspector general’s office, and Dorothy Aronson, the CIO of the National Science Foundation, say they both spent the last several years preparing their individual agencies for the move to the cloud and use of advanced analytical capabilities.

With foundations in place, NSF, USPS’s IG office moving IT modernization faster

The U.S. Digital Service helped SBA modernize the applications to apply for government contracting programs.

From 120 hours to 34 minutes, SBA transforms small business application processes

The new Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) policy that the Office of Management and Budget released in September was step one to reducing the burden of using cloud services. The Department of Homeland Security is getting ready to give agencies the second step in this process. Jeanette Manfra, the assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at DHS, said as part of this evolution for how agencies can secure their internet connections, her agency will soon release a TIC document catalog. She spoke more about it with Federal News Network's Jason Miller on Ask the CIO.

DHS to deliver 2nd piece of cyber puzzle to make moving the cloud easier

OMB’s draft cloud smart strategy is one of several ongoing efforts across the government to help agencies deliver services and modernize systems more quickly.

DHS, IRS, OMB clearing a path to achieve agile maturity

The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $11 billion in grants across 90 programs in fiscal 2017. And with that comes petabytes of data and the need to analyze that information. Adriane Burton, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s chief information officer, said a new modern data analytics platform holds the key for improving how HRSA manages its grants process.

Data integration effort delivers savings, better decision making for HRSA

It’s one thing to get an “A” or a “B” in the different areas of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard. It’s another to translate those grades into real IT reforms. While the results are far from final, the Department of Health and Human Services seems to be on a path to transform how it manages technology and delivers services. Amy Haseltine, the deputy chief information officer for enterprise services at HHS, said the agency’s IT reform efforts are starting to pay off in measurable ways. Hear her conversation with Jason Miller on Ask the CIO.

For HHS, FITARA is not just a law, but a lifestyle

The Census Bureau is getting a new chief information security officer just as preparation for the 2020 count hits its full stride. Beau Houser will join Census after spending the last two years as SBA’s chief information security officer. Houser will begin his new position in mid-September and Jeff Harris, SBA's director of security operations, will be the acting CISO until the agency hires a new permanent executive.Houser replaces Jeff Ruland, who retired last September. Houser said he’s looking forward to the challenge of protecting the technology and systems behind the population count.

The Census Bureau is getting a new chief information security officer just as preparation for the 2020 count hits its full stride. Beau Houser will join Census after spending the last two years as SBA’s chief information security officer. Houser will begin his new position in mid-September and Jeff Harris, SBA's director of security operations, will be the acting CISO until the agency hires a new permanent executive. Houser replaces Jeff Ruland, who retired last September. Houser said he’s looking forward to the challenge of protecting the technology and systems behind the population count.

SBA’s Houser bringing experiences of securing cloud services to Census

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