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What your fellow CIOs in government are thinking - and doing
Tags: technology , management , best practices , CIO survey , OMB , Grant Thornton , Federal CIO Survey , cybersecurity , open government , Web 2.0
GSA's Johnson wants more customer intimacy
New administrator details how GSA can increase its support of its customer agencies and therefore increase the agency's sales. Johnson wants GSA to be the "big engine that will" through innovation and having a better understanding of how it can meet its customers' missions.
Tags: contracting , mngt , Martha Johnson , GSA , customer service , Assisted acquisition services
SSA data backup still 6 months away
The Social Security Administration has no way to back up its data, and it's still six months away from bringing its initial backup online.
Tags: technology , Michael Astrue , SSA , Data backup , Online services
TechAmerica predicts growth in IT spending only on civilian side
Industry association says Defense technology spending will go down over the next 10 years. In interviews with agencies, Justice, HHS and Treasury are expected to increase the most, while military spending on procurement and R&D will decrease significantly.
Tags: contracting , DoD , DoJ , HHS , Treasury , Cecil Black , Madaline Andre , Dan Heinemeier , Federal IT spending , DoD IT spending , Civilian agency IT spending , cybersecurity , Infrastructure modernization , Web 2.0 , C4SIR
Administration to set new vision for ID management
White House cyber office working on strategy document to address issues around identity management. This is part of the administration's broader effort to better integrate all of these initiatives.
Tags: technology , Sonia Smith , Bruce McConnell , DHS , DoD , Navy , White House , identity management , Secure ID cards , HSPD-12 , PKI , E-Authentication , OpenID
What the Stimulus Means for Vendors
Tags: tech , Phil Bond , stimulus , ITAA ,
The Challenges Ahead
Tags: tech , cybersecurity , network infrastructure , Jason Miller ,
CIOs struggle to balance security, openness
A new survey by TechAmerica and Grant Thornton shows federal chief information officers say cybersecurity remains their top priority. CIOs also say IT infrastructure, workforce and management also are high on the list.
Tags: technology , OMB , Grant Thornton , Federal CIO Survey , cybersecurity , open government , Web 2.0
Agency pilots help cultivate 'inherently governmental' changes
Agencies are getting a better understanding whether they over-rely on contractors. Vendors are mostly happy with the draft policy detailing how agencies should decide which jobs should be done only by federal employees. OMB expects 24 demonstration projects to finish by early May.
Tags: contracting , Jeff Zients , Dan Gordon , OMB , OFPP , Professional Services Council , Business Coalition for Fair Competition , Trey Hodgkins , Stan Soloway , inherently governmental , insourcing , A-76
Army to lead consolidation of approved products lists
Brigadier Gen. Steven Smith says his office will meet with his counterpart in the Marines this week and other services soon to figure out how to share certified products more easily. Vendors say the process to get on these lists is inconsistent, difficult and expensive. Smith says DoD recognizes the challenges and wants to increase collaboration among the services.
Tags: contracting , technology , cybersecurity , Steven Smith , Army , DoD , Trey Hodgkins , Approved products list
