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DHA performing some much needed IT system house cleaning Nov 12, 2021

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Pat Flanders, the chief information officer at DHA, said the military services and defense agencies will see a more consistent and more secure set of technology tools.

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JAIC driving more AI capabilities to where DoD needs them Nov 04, 2021

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Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, the director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center for the Department of Defense, said the military is not in danger of falling behind to China when it comes to taking advantage of AI capabilities.

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GSA makes course corrections with its commercial platforms initiative Oct 29, 2021

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Just over a year into the e-commerce portal initiative, the General Services Administration is making some major course corrections. GSA’s initial thinking about the program aimed at making it easier for agencies to use online platforms to buy commercial products below the micro-purchase threshold of $10,000 it turns out was a bit off the mark in two key areas. Not only has GSA decided not to test out the other two platforms that it initially offered under the initiative, it now says the overall market it is trying to capture is now $500 million, and not the $6 billion it originally estimated. Laura Stanton, the assistant commissioner for the Office of Information Technology Category in GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, and Keil Todd, program manager for the Commercial Platforms Initiative, spoke to Federal News Network Executive Jason Miller for more details.

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A maturing ERM program helping CFPB determine mission impact Oct 22, 2021

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Marianne Roth, the chief risk officer at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said the bureau built its enterprise risk management program around mission risks and strategic risks.

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DIU proves out a new approach to cloud security Oct 15, 2021

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Rick Simon, the program manager for the Secure Cloud Management project and a contractor in the Defense Innovation Unit, said the office issued success memos to the three vendors who took part in the pilot program.

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Collins used CISO role to drive cyber deeper into SSA’s mission areas Oct 11, 2021

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Rob Collins, who recently left after four years as the chief information security officer at the Social Security Administration, used his dual background of business and technology expertise to improve how citizens interact with the agency. Now the CISO at AgCo Corporation, he said the business or operational efforts must be integrated with the cybersecurity efforts so both sides understand each other’s opportunities and challenges. Collins spoke more to Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller on this week's Ask the CIO.

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VA extending pandemic IT mindset to continue modernization acceleration Oct 01, 2021

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is implementing a portfolio management approach to managing technology and business outcomes.

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Olson’s customer-first approach helped Treasury get out from under technical debt Sep 24, 2021

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Eric Olson, the former Treasury Department chief information officer, said the agency moved key systems to highly secured cloud services over the last four years.

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Legacy financial management federal providers must define their roles in new approach Sep 17, 2021

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The Biden administration has a new zero trust draft strategy in response to major cyber attacks on US networks in the last year. Chris DeRusha, federal chief information security officer, said there previously was not a clear roadmap for agencies to follow. Meanwhile, as the Quality Service Management Office (QSMO) for federal financial management continues to outline its long-term strategy, the Bureau of Fiscal Service isn’t forgetting about the last two decades of work. Matt Miller, the acting commissioner for the Bureau of Fiscal Service in the Treasury Department, said four legacy federal shared service centers will play a big role in this long-standing effort. Miller and DeRusha spoke to Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller on this week's Ask the CIO.

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FDIC, State finding novel approaches to bring new technology to users Sep 14, 2021

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Sylvia Burns is the FDIC chief information officer, and Keith Jones, the State Department’s CIO, highlighted individual efforts to drive innovation to their internal and external customers.

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