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Top 3 for 2013 - Karen Evans on building an IT strategy

Karen Evans, the national director of the U.S. Cyber Challenge and the former E-Government administrator at the Office of Management and Budget, says the strategic use of IT should be the No. 1 priority for agency technology managers this year.

Tags: In Depth , Karen Evans , Top 3 for 2013 , technology

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Agencies fail to scrutinize billions in legacy IT spending

Despite spending billions to maintain legacy IT systems, many agencies are failing to properly review whether there is a sound basis for continuing them, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

Tags: technology , IT spending , GAO , David Powner , Federal Drive , DoD , DHS , Jack Moore

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Can federal IT still transform agency missions?

Mechling,the research vice president for the public sector at Gartner, discussed how the government's IT posture is changing both agency processes and missions.

Tags: Jerry Mechling , Gartner , technology , ELC 2011 , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Amy Morris

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Coleman: Mobility made GSA HQ move possible

Fresh off its cloud email transition, Coleman said GSA has taken an agencywide — not just a project- wide— perspective on return on investment for its mobility initiatives.

Tags: GSA , cloud computing , Casey Coleman , mobile , ELC 2011 , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Amy Morris

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DoD to bring services under its IT strategy umbrella

Military services and agencies, alike, are under pressure from senior defense officials to find savings from IT Rob Carey, DoD's deputy CIO said at the annual Executive Leadership Conference. In the coming weeks, Defense CIO Teri Takai will issue a memo detailing a new strategy for bringing existing consolidation and standardization efforts together. The budget pressures have helped push the department out in front of emerging cyber and mobile technologies.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , cloud computing , mobile , Rob Carey , DoD , budget , ELC 2011 , Jason Miller

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Smart Government - IT as a Force Multiplier

IT transformation has the potential to be a catalyst for 'smart government' and can serve as a force multiplier for future mission success. Tune-in to Van Hitch, a Senior Advisor with Deloitte Consulting LLP and Former CIO of the Department of Justice and Clarence Crawford a Director with Deloitte Consulting LLP and Former CFO of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management for this timely discussion.

Tags: Deloitte , workforce , Van Hitch , Clarence Crawford , Shamyra Edmonds , budget

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Navy simplifies IT proposal template to focus on savings

The Navy's chief information officer released an abbreviated business case analysis template in an effort to encourage IT industry personnel to propose ideas focused on cost savings. The CIO must continue to decrease IT spending by 25 percent over the next four years.

Tags: DoD , Navy , technology , budget , acquisition , Terry Halvorsen , Esther Carey

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GAO, FPS disagree over ability to assess federal building risk

The Modified Infrastructure Survey Tool does not provide information about the consequences of security incidents at federal facilities, a GAO auditor said. As a result, agencies cannot effectively deploy countermeasures. Still, Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) said he was happy with FPS' progress in developing MIST.

Tags: building security , DHS , GAO , Federal Protective Service , Modified Infrastructure Survey Tool , Homeland Security Committee , Congress , Eric Patterson , Mark Goldstein , Keith BieryGolick , Ruben Gomez

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DoD leaders advocate plug-and-play IT buying

Defense leaders say the Pentagon should skip buying IT for some major systems until contractors finish production. Many big projects take years to complete, meaning the technology inside becomes outdated by project completion.

Tags: DoD , acquisition , technology , Mark Bowman , David Simpson , DISA , Joint Staff , Ruben Gomez

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Technology no longer a barrier to telework, experts say

Panelists at Wednesday's Telework Town Hall Meeting said the technology is there to make the federal workforce more mobile.

Tags: telework , Telework Enhancement Act , Telework Exchange , Peter Tseronis , Casey Coleman , GSA , Energy Department , USMC , Robert Brown , Rick Engle , mobility , Michael OConnell

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