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New contracts set EPA's roadmap toward IT centralization

Malcolm Jackson, the agency's CIO, said two new contracts for IT hardware and email will begin to transform the way EPA buys and uses technology.
November 29, 2012

Tags: technology , Malcolm Jackson , EPA , cloud computing , strategic sourcing , shared services , Interior Department , Jason Miller

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Baitman starts HHS commodity consolidation effort with HR systems

Frank Baitman, the HHS chief information officer, said the agency will move its HR systems to a shared services provider in the coming year. He said HHS also will issue a solicitation for cloud services in 2013.
November 15, 2012

Tags: technology , Frank Baitman , HHS , PortfolioStat , cloud computing , Yammer , collaboration , shared services , vendor management organizations , Jason Miller ,

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New standards to tame how the Air Force develops IT systems

Lt. Gen. Michael Basla, the Air Force CIO, said the three baselines will be delivered to the acquirers in the functional areas who operate the systems. They will use them to understand the IT environment in which their capabilities will exist.(Encore presentation November 8, 2012)

Tags: Michael Basla , Air Force , Jason Miller , technology , AFNet migration , budget , cloud computing

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Army's ‘link to industry' keys move to Joint Information Environment

Terry Edwards, the director of the Office of the Chief Systems Engineer and chief information officer for the assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology, said his office helps acquire technology and ensure standards are met.
November 1, 2012(Encore presentation December 27, 2012)

Tags: technology , Terry Edwards , Army , Joint Information Environment , enterprise services , cloud computing , data center consolidation , standards , Jason Miller

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DHS broadens public-private efforts to combat cyber risks

Mark Weatherford, DHS deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity, discusses how the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center is at the core of an effort to bring government and industry closer together to respond to threats against critical infrastructure.
October 25, 2012

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Rising , Mark Weatherford , DHS , critical infrastructure , information sharing , Jason Miller

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Affordable Care Act gives CMS shared services a shot in the arm

Agency CIO Tony Trenkle said CMS is building the foundation for four enterprisewide applications, including identity management and an enterprise portal.
October 18, 2012

Tags: technology , CMS , Tony Trenkle , HHS , Affordable Care Act , shared services , identity management , Jason Miller

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IT sharing at the center of the Intel community's second transformation

Al Tarasiuk, the chief information officer for ODNI and for the intelligence community, said the IC-IT Enterprise strategy is centralizing technology services across the 17 agencies.
October 11, 2012(Encore presentation November 22, 2012)

Tags: technology , ODNI , intelligence community , cloud computing , shared services , Al Tarasiuk , Jason Miller ,

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Army Research Lab stays flexible to meet IT needs

Rudy Mazariegos, ARL's acting chief information officer, said he's implementing the ITIL framework to help bring more discipline to the organization's processes.
October 4, 2012

Tags: technology , Rudy Mazariegos , Army Research Lab , ITIL , Jason Miller ,

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TSA analyzes mobile needs before deployment

Dr. Emma Garrison-Alexander, TSA's chief information officer, said the goal is to make sure employees have the right device to match up with their mission requirements.
September 20, 2012

Tags: technology , TSA , Emma Garrison-Alexander , mobile computing , cybersecurity , data center consolidation , cloud computing , Jason Miller ,

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PTO changes the way it invests in IT systems

John Owens, the Patent and Trademark Office's CIO, said the agency used to spend 85 percent of its IT budget on operations and maintenance (O&M) support and 15 percent on development, modernization and enhancements (DME) of systems. Now, the agency spends 50 percent on each. That change has allowed it to upgrade IT systems without additional money.

Tags: technology , John Owens , Patent and Trademark Office , budget , IT modernization , Jason Miller ,

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