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NASA upgrades IT for now with eye on future

The space agency's CIO Linda Cureton said the I3P contracts are helping NASA stay on pace as technology matures. The agency already is seeing benefits from the three awards made in 2011.
February 23, 2012

Tags: technology , Linda Cureton , Gary Cox , NASA , I3P , technology services , data center consolidation , Jason Miller

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Army systems giving clearer picture of force readiness

The Enterprise Management Decision Support pulls data from 18 different databases to help senior leaders understand the state of divisions, brigades or battalions. Lt. Col. Bobby Saxon said the system helped cut down the time it takes to collect this data by 90 percent.
February 16, 2012(Encore presentation April 12, 2012)

Tags: technology , Bobby Saxon , Army , Enterprise Management Decision Support , data management , Jason Miller , Force management ,

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HRSA's building renovation gives IT push toward improvements

Cathy Flickinger said her biggest challenge is keeping the IT operations going while her bureau's building is upgraded. She has moved mission critical apps and websites to the cloud.
February 9, 2012

Tags: technology , Cathy Flickinger , HHS , Health Resources and Services Administration , cloud computing , telework , identity management , HPSD-12 , shared services , SAIC , Jason Miller

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NOAA leans on the lessons of others to move to cloud

The agency moved 25,000 employees to Google apps for email and collaboration in the cloud. CIO Joe Klimavicz said GSA's experience was crucial in making their transition go on time and on budget.

Tags: technology , Joe Klimavicz , NOAA , GSA , Casey Coleman , cloud computing , email as a service , Google Apps , cybersecurity , management , Jason Miller

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DHS's Spires defining future state of HR technology

Richard Spires said the Homeland Security Department has more than 130 human resources systems and that's too many. He said an intra agency group recently completed a segment architecture of HR technology to figure out where they can consolidate systems and find savings.
January 26, 2012

Tags: technology , human resources , cloud computing , Richard Spires , DHS , learning management system , employee performance system , enterprise services , Jason Miller

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CIOs must learn the soft skills

The University of Maryland's CIO Certificate program focuses on teaching its students to meet the challenges of management and leadership. The certificate program is one of several affiliated with GSA's CIO University.
January 19, 2012

Tags: technology , training , management , CIO University , Steve Knode , Jason Miller , University of Maryland , CIO certificate program

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CIOs education evolves over time

Carnegie Mellon University's CIO Institute helps train the next generation of senior technology managers.
January 12, 2012

Tags: technology , Carnegie Mellon University , Ari Lightman , training , Jason Miller

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HUD takes three-pronged approach to improve IT projects

The agency is using a new project management approach, TechStat sessions and new CIO authorities to fix long-standing oversight problems. HUD CIO Jerry Williams said all seven priority programs met their cost, schedule and performance goals this year.

Tags: technology , HUD , Jerry Williams , Chris Niedermayer , TechStat , GAO , IT oversight , CIO authorities , Project management , Jason Miller

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Cyber test gives Army Corps faith in system resilience

The DoD Cyber Command poked and prodded the Army Corps' Los Angeles district's network during a recent Command Cyber Readiness Inspection. Army Corps of Engineers CIO Bob Kazimer said the analysis will give the rest of the agency lessons learned to improve cybersecurity across the Corps.
December 15, 2011

Tags: technology , Bob Kazimer , Army Corps of Engineers , cybersecurity , DoD , Cyber Command , virtualization , Lockheed Martin , A-76 , IT services , Jason Miller

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Savannah River making up for lost IT time

Phil Cirrulli, the chief information officer for the managing and operations contractor for the site, is improving the national lab's infrastructure to support widespread wireless access. He also is shutting down legacy mainframe systems after implementing a new ERP system.
December 1, 2011

Tags: technology , DoE , Savannah River Site , Phil Cirrulli , mobile computing , wireless access , ERP , Jason Miller

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