How to improve government services delivery — GCN
To make citizen services more user friendly and efficient, agencies must change how they approach IT.
To make citizen services more user friendly and efficient, agencies must change how they approach IT.
The steady growth in state and local government IT spending will continue, as agencies look to replace legacy systems and protect against cyber threats, a recent report says.
Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) says filling the federal CIO and CISO positions will be big first steps toward ensuring cybersecurity.
Source: Hurd: CIO, CISO picks vital for cybersecurity agenda — GCN
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers plans to release advocacy priorities for the incoming administration.
Source: State CIOs sketch out priorities for Trump administration — GCN
The Office of Management and Budget issued a new policy governing agencies’ public-facing websites to ensure government’s digital assets are more accessible, secure and functional.
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program aims to speed up the authorization process and double the number of cloud services.
The U.S. Data Federation is a General Services Administration initiative to promote open and interconnected digital government across all levels of government.
The annual survey of the National Association of State CIOs found that agile development and infrastructure outsourcing are gaining traction.
Source: State CIOs stress agile, data management and infrastructure outsourcing — GCN
A user-centric design and search and filtering tools make it easier for agencies to find information about services and providers authorized by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.
By improving agency access to custom software developed by or for the federal government, the Federal Source Code policy will help reduce duplicative software purchases and promote innovation.
Source: White House finalizes federal source code sharing policy — GCN