The plan aims to reduce opportunities for hackers to steal government information.
Source: White House to Push to Centralize IT to Protect Crown Jewels – Nextgov.com
DHS’ IT office has no official vote on DHS’ Joint Requirements Council, which was reinstated in 2014 after a former version of the council went defunct in the mid-2000s.
Source: GAO to DHS: Give IT Officials a Seat at the Table – Nextgov.com
The new guidance joins numerous Obama administration efforts to modernize government IT.
Source: US CIO Makes Final Push to Shore Up Government Cyber Vulnerabilities – Nextgov.com
Some agencies are spending even more on legacy IT than you think.
Source: Some Agencies Spend More Than 90% of IT Budgets on Legacy Systems, Report Finds – Nextgov.com
They’re less focused on applying such changes to customer experience.
Source: Agencies Spend Big to Transform Internal Processes, Report Finds – Nextgov.com
A report from GSA’s Office of the Inspector General highlights 18F’s inability to recover costs.
The agency announced 15 vendors have been approved for the new cyber-focused special item numbers.
Source: Agencies Can Now Buy Through GSA’s Cyber SINs – Nextgov.com
Imagine for a moment you have been appointed as the new U.S. federal government CISO. What do you do to secure the federal information infrastructures?
Source: 6 Items that Should Be on the New Federal CISO’s To-Do List – Nextgov.com
Learn about the trends that will impact 2017.
Source: Join Us Thursday For Contracting Conversation Over Cocktails – Nextgov.com
Legislation that would create working capital funds for modernization could help, but aren’t guaranteed to pass.
Source: Federal CIO: Prep For Modernization Funds But Don’t Count On Them – Nextgov.com