White House Releases Final IT Modernization Report
The final draft of the American Technology Council’s report heavily emphasizes a shift to cloud architecture and shared IT services.
The final draft of the American Technology Council’s report heavily emphasizes a shift to cloud architecture and shared IT services.
The goal of the new regulations is to secure sensitive data on the computers and networks at smaller companies.
Source: Pentagon Delays Deadline For Military Suppliers to Meet Cybersecurity Rules
Recently, there’s been a lot of discussion about the fact that the GAO bid protest “effectiveness rate” was a sky-high 47% in FY 2017.
SOURCE: ASBCA Appeals: Contractors Prevailed In 57.6% of FY 2017 Decisions
The law’s promise of working capital funds could help accelerate the migration to the cloud and legacy IT system updates.
Source: How the MGT Act Will Spur Agencies’ IT Investments in 2018 and Beyond
Ronda Kent, of the Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Service, said agencies and vendors alike are benefiting from the centralized management of federal invoices
Yesterday, the President signed into law the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as had been predicted. The NDAA establishes spending levels of about $626 billion for the base defense budget and an additional $66 billion for contingency operations (e.g. Afghanistan). It calls for a 20,000 member increase in the number of armed forces and a 2.4 percent salary increase for existing armed services members. And, of course, it includes all of the various provisions we’ve been discussing here on this blog over the past few weeks.
SOURCE: The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act is Now Law
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The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act put a new twist on potential costs a contractor may incur in filing a GAO bid protest.
SOURCE: 2018 NDAA: Unsuccessful GAO Protesters May be Liable for Government Costs
The 2018 NDAA included the Modernizing Government Technology Act the law of the land but Congress still has to allocate the money for agencies to use the central fund that MGT creates. And what happens if they do?
Source: Where does IT modernization go from here? — Washington Technology
IT leaders from HHS, NARA, NASA and the ATF discuss what technology upgrades would look like for their agencies.
Source: What Does IT Modernization Actually Mean to Federal Tech Leaders?