IT acquisition reform’s time is now — FCW
Promising examples abound, but real leadership focus is needed to achieve meaningful digital government services and security.
Promising examples abound, but real leadership focus is needed to achieve meaningful digital government services and security.
But the budget proposal does suggest cuts, and lawmakers are concerned by possible spending reductions to VA information technology and medical research.
Source: Trump’s 2018 budget gives VA a big boost for Choice, but cuts IT spending
Onvia CIO Naveen Rajkumar explains why people in technology careers should understand the end user needs when creating a product.
Source: Effective Technology Teams Understand Customer Needs
Last Friday and Monday, we discussed certain aspects of the proposed Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Act that seek to speed up the acquisition process by streamlining auditing processes that are “time consuming and low value” so that Government contract audit organizations such as DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency) will begin competing head to head with commercial organizations to perform incurred cost audits. If you missed those postings, you can go back and read Part 1 and Part 2.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Defense Acquisition Streamlining and Transparency Act – Part 3
A busy day of Russia-related hearings — Bossert hypes U.S.-U.K. data-sharing deal
The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled a budget seeking $1.5 trillion in non-defense discretionary cuts.
Source: Trump releases budget that slashes government programs | TheHill
We’ve opened the nomination period for the 2017 Fast 50, where we recognize the 50 fastest-growing small businesses in the government market.
Source: Fast 50 nominations now being accepted — Washington Technology
The program cuts would save $26.7 billion.
Source: Here are the 66 programs eliminated in Trump’s budget | TheHill
Some proposals could see the light of day, even if the overall budget is DOA.
Source: 11 Major Agency Reforms in Trump’s Budget – Management – GovExec.com
SAIC and other government services firms are getting creative in their efforts to cut costs on IT service offerings.