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Puckett set Army well on path to deliver ‘common cloud services that people love’ Dec 16, 2022

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Paul Puckett, the former director of the Enterprise Cloud Management Agency (ECMA) in the Army’s CIO office, said the cloud is not only demonstrating value, but are also fundamentally changing the way that the Army looks at requirements, organizational alignment and incentive structures.

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With FITARA 15 hearing set, suggestions for improving the scorecard Dec 12, 2022

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A group of former agency chief information officers and other technology executives is offering some specific suggestions for how to evolve the FITARA scorecard in a white paper from ACT-IAC.

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Interagency group attacks improper payments from the front end Dec 05, 2022

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The Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) released a new payment integrity report and simulation tool to help agencies think differently about how to combat improper payments.

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By expanding COMET, GSA dives deeper into IT modernization Nov 18, 2022

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David Shive, the chief information officer the General Services Administration, said data science, business analytics and the needs of the Public Buildings Service are among some of the upcoming opportunities under the GSA-wide IT services contract.

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No matter federal or state, CIOs facing similar workforce challenges Nov 04, 2022

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The National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) and Guidehouse released the 13th annual survey of state chief information officers and found similar challenges and opportunities as their federal brethren.

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State Department’s cyber center reducing noise, trying to prevent the ‘bang’ Oct 17, 2022

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Gharun Lacy, the deputy assistant secretary and assistant director for cyber and technology security at the Foreign Affairs Cybersecurity Center at the State Department, said reducing the time between alert and response is their main focus.

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DoD CIO turns up cyber heat on weapons systems development Oct 10, 2022

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The DoD’s CIO and its Office of Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment will remove weapons systems from the network if they are not cyber secure.

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USPTO putting foundational piece of zero trust architecture in place Oct 07, 2022

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Jamie Holcombe, the chief information officer for USPTO, said a new contract award will help the agency move toward a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architecture.

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As data fabric comes together, Army must ensure platforms integrate Oct 03, 2022

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Dr. David Markowitz, the Army’s chief data officer, said a streamlined and unified approach to the data platforms the service uses will enable senior leaders to make better, faster decisions.

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With software memo out, OMB moves into cyber EO implementation phase Sep 26, 2022

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Chris DeRusha, the federal chief information security officer, said the focus on securing commercial software comes from the cyber executive order.

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