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Treasury connects data to make better decisions
CIO Robyn East is leading an effort to create an enterprise data warehouse with procurement, financial and human resources information.
August 23, 2012
Tags: technology , Robyn East , Paul Sforza , Treasury , acquisition policy , data management , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
In Depth interviews - August 20
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 , Sammies 2012 , Sammies , DISA , cloud computing , State Departement , Arab Spring , NASA , NTEU , workforce
National archives gets ready to taste first fruits of TechStat labor
The National Records and Archives Administration will modify its Electronic Records System for the first time since it went into the operations and maintenance phase. Mike Wash, NARA's CIO, said the use of Technical Direction Letters is one of the key lessons learned from the TechStat session ERA went through in 2010.
Tags: technology , NARA , Mike Wash , Scott Stovall , ERA , IBM , Project management , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
NASA reveals how it revived a struggling program
The space agency gave Federal News Radio an exclusive, in-depth look at a recent IT review session on its enterprise service desk. With the program faltering, NASA detailed how it used TechStat to reinforce planned solutions.
Tags: technology , oversight , management , Gene Sullivan , Lara Petze , NASA , Inside TechStat , Jason Miller , exclusive
IT projects pulled from brink of failure
TechStat is rarely about shutting down problematic technology programs. In an exclusive report, Federal News Radio examines how agencies are using the analysis to support existing improvement plans, to move to agile development and to change its relationship with contractors. CBP, NARA and the FBI are recent examples of agencies taking advantage of the visibility and transparency TechStat brings to get programs back on track and completed.
Tags: technology , oversight , OMB , Steven VanRoekel , Vivek Kundra , NARA , Mike Wash , Scott Stovall , FBI , Jeffrey Johnson , Customs and Border Protection , Linda Jacksta , ACE , ERA , Sentinel , Inside TechStat , Jason Miller , exclusive
Treasury tackles IT reviews in a new way
Not all agencies are using TechStat for IT projects that are in trouble. In an exclusive report, Federal News Radio finds agencies are seeing unexpected benefits in applying the evaluation tool to programs that are on track. Treasury used TechStat to figure out how best to consolidate three procurement systems.
Tags: technology , management , acquisition , OMB , Steven VanRoekel , Treasury , Robyn East , Paul Sforza , Linda Jacksta , CBP , DHS , Inside TechStat , Jason Miller , exclusive
In Depth interviews - August 16
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 , acquisition , bids , Mike Causey ,
Agencies given how-to guide for modular, agile IT contracting
Federal Chief Information Officer Steve VanRoekel and Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Joe Jordan released the guidance that highlights possible risks or challenges, and offers checklists, templates and other tools to make the move to this smaller, more outcome based approach easier for agencies.
Tags: acquisition , acquisition policy , contracting , industry , OMB , OFPP , Joe Jordan , Steven VanRoekel , IT reform , modular contracting , agile development , 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 , FedRAMP , acquisition , Jason Miller , Ask the CIO , PortfolioStat , agile development , 2210 job series , IT acquisition
Cutting, investing aren't mutually exclusive, federal CIO says
Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel wants agencies to cut spending and invest in new capabilities at the same time. Savings from outdated or inefficient IT projects can be plowed into new innovations, he said.
Tags: OMB , technology , Steven VanRoekel , PortfolioStat , shared services , duplication , USDA , IT reform , budget , Jared Serbu , FOSE
