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DoD wants to know real costs of IT business systems
Beth McGrath, the Defense Department's deputy chief management officer, issued a memo in April creating a new integrated business framework. The goal of the framework is to tie costs to performance and strategy.
Tags: management , technology , DoD , budget , Excellence in Government , Jason Miller
In Depth interviews - March 4
On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , David Barno , Chris Mihm , Brian Moran
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Tags: AFCEA Health IT Day 2011 , DoD , EHR , NIST , health IT
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Tags: Excellence in Government , management , DoD , Doug McCuistion , NASA , VA , Jonah Czerwinski , Pat McGinnis , George Washington , Federal Drive
DoD, VA health IT records require speaking in 'same language'
Beth McGrath, the deputy chief performance officer at DoD, discussed why an interoperable electronic health record — or EHR — makes sense and how the project is coming along.
Tags: AFCEA Health IT Day 2011 , DoD , VA , health IT , technology
Congress turns up heat on DoD business systems
The department's chief management officer must certify all business systems that are expected to cost more than $100 million over their lifecycle meet certain requirements. This is the second time in five years lawmakers are trying to fix these business systems problems. DoD also trying to standardize 15 core business functions in an effort to overcome these challenges.
Tags: technology , management , Doug Webster , DoD , Business Transformation Agency , AFCEA , IAC , Business systems architecture , Business process reengineering , Chief management officer
Efforts underway to clear out the security clearance backlog
The time it takes to get a top secret or secret security clearance in the federal government has dropped significantly over the past five years.
Tags: security , security clearances , Defense , DoD , mngt , jobs ,
Change comes to warfighting business
Improving business functions like logistics and finance that support the real mission of the Defense Department get a push.
Tags: Defense , business systems , logistics , DoD , GITEC Summit , QDR
DoD trying to take cost out of operations
Beth McGrath, DoD's deputy chief management officer, said reworking acquisition regulations will include new ways to buy technology and promote agile development. The Pentagon is targeting everything from the way it buys technology to standardizing business systems in an effort to save money and become more efficient. DoD wants to standardize 15 common, commercial business processes.
Tags: technology , management , acquisition , DoD , Army , Air Force , financial management , agile development , acquisition regulations , Jason Miller
Reporters' Roundup: DoD may cut costs with operational changes
These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today.
Tags: Jason Miller , DoD , budget , In Depth
