Leidos delivers first installment on huge DOD health records project
Leidos has installed the military’s new electronic health record system at its first site under the $4.3 billion MHS Genesis contract.
VA makes IT leadership changes
With the exit of chief information officer LaVerne Council, the senior IT ranks at the Veterans Affairs Department are getting refreshed.
Federal IT must continue improvement according to CIO report
The federal IT community is still laden with cybersecurity, workforce and acquisition issues according to a new report from the Federal CIO and the General Services Administration.
Air Force looking to upgrade legacy systems in 2017
In 2017, the Air Force will be looking to update legacy platforms, strengthening mission systems, implementing cybersecurity and making personnel more secure, according to FCW.
December IT job growth slowest of 2016
Information technology jobs saw the slowest rate of growth of 2016, according to a report from TechServe Alliance.
GSA Acquisition Gateway saw expansion in 2016
The General Services Administration’s acquisition gateway, a keystone for the agency’s category management strategy, expanded its IT resources and access in 2016.
Outgoing DOD CIO reviews state of agency programs
Outgoing DOD CIO Terry Halvorsen gives an agency update before his tenure comes to a close at the end of February.
David Shulkin to lead VA in new administration
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Dr. David Shulkin to lead the Veterans Affairs Department.
FAA looks to industry to free up spectrum
The Federal Aviation Administration is leading a bid to get contractors to develop a solution to free up spectrum by combining surveillance, air safety and weather radar applications into a single system by 2024.
30 percent of agencies fail to migrate to HTTPS protocol before deadline
Thirty-one percent of the approximately 1,200 .gov domains failed to migrate to the HTTPS communications protocol by New Year's Eve, as mandated by the Office of Management and Budget in June 2015.
IG report claims VA wasted more than $7M in shoddy tech refresh
The Veterans Affairs Department wasted more than $7 million in hardware and software licenses, according to FCW.
Army plans industry day for R&D cyber defense acquisition
The Army will host an industry day next month to discuss an upcoming contract for R&D related to defensive cyber operations.
FCW names 2016 Rising Stars
FCW has named the winners of its 2016 Rising Star awards.
FirstNet misses Nov. 1 award deadline
The $6 billion First Responder Network Authority missed the Nov. 1 deadline for the contract pertaining to its nationwide broadband public safety network.
NASA SEWP to make purchasing data available via 'CIO portal'
NASA’s SEWP organization is putting together a CIO portal to make its sales data more available for agency CIOs, according to FCW.
VA procurement system still not up to snuff
The Veterans Affairs Department’s efforts to modernize its procurement system have not been going well.
New IT modernization bill combines Obama proposal with cloud adoption bill
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has passed an IT modernization bill that combines the Obama administration’s $3.1 billion IT Modernization Fund proposal and a bipartisan cloud adoption bill that originated in the Senate.
Agencies looking at agile methods to improve customer relations
Agencies that interact with civilians are beginning to learn from the private sector and are exploring agile methods of delivering user-centric services.
White House appoints first chief information security officer
The White House has appointed Greg Touhill to be the first chief information security officer across the entire federal government.
VA getting ready for cloud procurement
The Veterans Affairs Department is starting to see progress after switching to using the NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center as a starting point for its cloud procurement.
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