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DOT: Leading the IPv6 Initiative
Date: December 09, 2011Type: Article
DOT: Leading the IPv6 Initiative
Date: December 09, 2011Type: Blog
The global Internet transition from IPv4 to IPv6 picked up significant momentum late last year with the OMB IPv6 Mandate (released in September of 2010). This Federal CIO and OMB mandate requires all public/external facing servers and services to operate on the IPv6 system (including web, DNS, and...
OMB Releases FedRAMP Policy Memo
Date: December 08, 2011Type: News
OMB Releases FedRAMP Policy Memo
Currently the Federal government suffers from duplicative, inconsistent, time consuming, costly, and inefficient cloud security risk management approaches. There is little incentive to leverage existing Authorizations to Operate (ATOs) among agencies,...
CIOC Introduces Technology Fellows Program
Date: September 13, 2011Type: News
This week, the Chief Information Officers Council (CIOC) announced a new Technology Fellows program to help the government compete more effectively with the private sector for IT talent. The CIOC worked closely with the Today, the Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum that lays out key responsibilities and authorities for Agency Chief Information Officers (CIOs). These authorities will enable... The President’s announcement today that Steven VanRoekel will be our nation’s next CIO comes at an important moment for our nation. As OMB works closely with the President and Vice President on the Campaign to Cut Waste, information technology (IT) is at the center of our efforts to save money,... To help agencies address IT acquisition challenges, Dan Gordon, Administrator of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), released a memorandum on July 13,... On July 15, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a memorandum to Federal... Last week, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) finalized new guidance on reporting IT investments. As required by the
As noted in the 25-Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management, the Federal government benefits greatly when there is broad engagement with industry before an IT... From 1:30 to 2:30PM EST today, the White House Forum on Transforming Federal IT Management provided an update on how the Administration is changing the way the Federal government uses IT to save money and deliver better... Agency-level TechStat sessions are currently under way, with 24 Federal CIO Council agencies on track to have held their first TechStat by March 31. As of March 25, 15 agencies have already held their first... In a White House “White Board” video released March 16, U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra discusses how the Thanks to all who participated in the 2011 IT Workforce Capability Assessment (ITWCA) survey. In the next phase of the project, training will be provided to agency human capital planners on March 22, 24, and 31 to extract and analyze the data collected. Planners will be able to analyze data... In this White House White Board, U.S. Chief Information Office Vivek Kundra explains how the IT Dashboard website helped save $3 billion in taxpayer funds and make government more efficient by shining a light on the federal government’s IT projects. Time’s running out for Federal IT workers to take the IT Workforce Capability Assessment (ITWCA) survey, which has been extended to Friday, March 4. All Federal civilian IT employees are urged to participate in the ITWCA,... Last week, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) kicked off in-person TechStat training sessions, assisting CIO Council agencies in preparing to hold agency-level Read Related Article
How do you craft public policy questions that get genuinely useful responses from citizens? What’s the best way to reach members of the public with the greatest expertise on a given topic? These are just some of the questions that the...
Date: August 08, 2011 The Changing Role of Federal Chief Information Officers
Type: Blog
Date: August 04, 2011 Transitions
Type: Blog
Date: July 21, 2011 IT Reform: OFPP Issues Guidelines for Specialized IT Acquisition Cadres
Type: News
Date: July 19, 2011 IT Reform: OPM Identifies IT Program Management Competencies
Type: News
Date: July 14, 2011 IT Reform: OMB Overhauls IT Investment Reporting
Type: News
Date: June 09, 2011 IT Reform: GSA Issues Draft SOW for Comment on a Government-wide, Online Platform
Type: News
Date: April 27, 2011 White House Forum Details Progress on IT Reforms
Type: News
Date: March 25, 2011 IT Reform: Agencies Hold First TechStat Sessions
Type: News
Date: March 22, 2011 IT Reform: Results of Review Sessions
Type: News
Date: March 18, 2011 IT Reform: ITWCA Survey Analysis Training Begins March 22
Type: News
Date: March 16, 2011 White Board: The IT Dashboard & the Value of Transparency
Type: Video
Date: February 24, 2011 Last Chance To Participate in the ITWCA Survey
Type: News
Date: February 23, 2011 Time’s Running Out To Take the ITWCA Survey
Type: Article
Date: February 17, 2011 IT Reform: Agencies Prepare to Evaluate Investments via TechStats
Type: News
Date: February 02, 2011 IT Reform: "Mythbusting" to Improve Communication with Vendors
Type: Article
Date: January 18, 2011 ExpertNet: The Federal Government Wants Your Answers
Type: News
Comment Period Extended to January 23, 2011
