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Office for Immigration Review entering next phase of IT upgrades
The Justice Department's Executive Office of
Immigration Review is implementing phase four of
their E-World initiative to bring e-filing
capabilities to attorneys.
July 12, 2012
Tags: technology , Richard Chandler , DoJ , immigration , e-filing , data management , Jason Miller , Office for Immigration Review , EOIR
USAID plans to rebound from dramatic drop in cybersecurity scores
The U.S. Agency for International Development saw
their FISMA scores drop to an F grade. Jerry
Horton, USAID's chief information officer, said
they will fix their shortcomings this year.
June 21, 2012
Tags: technology , Jerry Horton , USAID , cybersecurity , FISMA , cloud computing , Network upgrade , Jason Miller
VanRoekel says IT reform plan 'shocked' system into change
OMB highlights successes of 25-point strategy on its 18-month anniversary. Federal CIO Steve VanRoekel said agencies saved $100 million from moving email to the cloud. There now are more than 1,000 qualified program managers in the new job series. The IT reform plan helps institute culture change from CIOs on down.
June 7, 2012(Encore presentation July 5, 2012)
Tags: technology , management , Steve VanRoekel , OMB , Mike Hettinger , SIIA , 25-point IT reform plan , cloud computing , shared services , data center consolidation , TechStat , FedRAMP , acquisition , Jason Miller , PortfolioStat , agile development , 2210 job series , IT acquisition
Army network upgrades set roadmap for smaller, agile force
CIO Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence said better systems at posts, camps and stations will let soldiers train on the same equipment as they use in the field. The move to the cloud, data center consolidation and enterprise email are pushing the Army toward a data-centric approach.
May 31, 2012
Tags: technology , Susan Lawrence , Army , cloud computing , data center consolidation , network modernization , asset management , Jason Miller
Treasury's FMS proving shared services works
The Financial Management Service moved many of its day-to-day IT operations to the Bureau of Public Debt. FMS is providing oversight and guidance for IT systems in return. John Kopec, FMS's chief information officer, said his next set of priorities is to use business intelligence and analytics tools on the data from the shared service providers.
May 24, 2012
Tags: technology , Treasury Department , Financial Management Service , Bureau of Public Debt , John Kopec , shared services , IT services , Jason Miller
IT upgrades highlight MSPB's innovations in how it meets its mission
CIO Tommy Hwang said the agency is receiving more documents electronically from agencies and law firms than ever before. He also is moving the email system to the cloud and developing a BYOD policy.
May 17, 2012(Encore presentation June 28, 2012)
Tags: technology , Tommy Hwang , Merit Systems Protection Board , cloud computing , e-government , Bring your own device , mobile computing , Jason Miller ,
Engraving and Printing ready to build on ERP success
The BEN Enterprise brings together the Treasury Department bureau's data about finances, procurement and printing. Now Peter Johnson, BEP's chief information officer, wants to add business and analytics tools.
May 10, 2012
Tags: technology , Peter Johnson , Bureau of Printing and Engraving , ERP , cloud computing , agile contracting , Jason Miller ,
GPO using model to launch FDSys with a series of new projects
Chuck Riddle, the Government Printing Office's chief information officer, said he's focused on innovation around five areas. The agency is piloting several new technologies, including mobile apps and a virtual desktop.
May 3, 2012
Tags: technology , Chuck Riddle , GPO , FDsys , mobile computing , cloud computing , Jason Miller
Military Health System must balance old, new health IT
Karen Guice, the acting CIO for the Military
Health System, said her office is working the
Veterans Affairs Department to ensure the
transition to the new electronic health record
from legacy systems is as seamless as possible.
She said DoD and VA are working on a data
taxonomy.
April 5, 2012(Encore presentation June 14,
2012)
Tags: technology , Karen Guice , Military Health System , DoD , Veteran Affairs , health IT , Integrated health records system , Barclay Butler , Jason Miller
NASA's Kennedy Space Center gets message from Hill on cyber
Center CIO Mike Bolger said encrypting laptops and implementing logical access are among his top priorities in 2012. Kennedy Space Center also is exploring how to let employees using their personal smartphones or tablet computers on the network.
March 29, 2012
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , NASA , Kennedy Space Center , Mike Bolger , HSPD 12 , mobile computing , Jason Miller
