Why Data Management Is Key to FITARA’s Success
The ability to not only access data but also glean insights from it is key to FITARA’s success. CIOs need access to IT spending, performance and acquisition data to make sound decisions departmentwide.
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DorobekINSIDER: Clinton’s proposed gov IT agenda
As you probably know, there is an election coming up — five long months ahead. And as we all know and understand, elections matter. My fear has been that the coming months will be more about screaming about how the other person is going to destroy the country rather than what the candidate would doRead… Read more »
Improving IT Management with Technology Business Management
Technology Business Management is a framework for translating cost, value, and quality between different IT stakeholders. This allows critical collaboration and communication around IT spending, especially under FITARA’s changes.
Miami-Dade County Tackles Cloud Projects In-House
The county provisions and manages 99 percent of all its infrastructure in-house. Staff are trained and are experienced with managing most of the county’s IT environment.
Is the Next Generation of Government Citizen Services in Chat Bots?
The phrase “customer service” has often sounded like an oxymoron to anyone who has endured interminable lines at the DMV, navigated maze-like call centers, or even attempted to get a simple answer from a website. Help could be on the way – and sooner than you think.
DorobekINSIDER Book Club: Eggers’ Delivering on Digital
I love books — I just do. I never get to read as much as I hope, particularly these days, but when one finds a book that causes you to really think… well, that is something that deserves celebration. One of the best ways I’ve found to make books come alive is as part ofRead… Read more »
Promoting Intra-Agency Collaboration to Embrace FITARA
If you’re looking for insight on who’s collaborating around the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act and how they’re doing it, these tips are for you.
The Biggest Innovation Blockers in Gov Acquisitions
Too often, agencies develop requirements for goods and services that are over prescriptive and leave little room for industry to offer innovative solutions. Here’s what acquisition experts at GSA and DHS are doing to break that cycle.
NASA & SpaceX in Race to Colonize Mars
In its heyday, the U.S. space program was the envy of the world and beat the former Soviet Union in a “Cold War” space race to land the first man on the moon. But what about NASA today?
Why Should Agencies Modernize Applications?
Not only does modernizing your agency’s applications mean spending less on costly, outdated systems, it also leads to a more streamlined and agile portfolio. Modernization cuts the clutter, so to speak, and eliminates unneeded outdated applications, enabling changes and updates to be made much more rapidly and effectively throughout the enterprise.