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NGA gives industry a primer on its technology future Aug 27, 2020

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Mark Munsell, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency chief technology officer, said industry, particularly non-traditional companies, should use the tech focus and technology strategy documents as guides for how to help that agency overcome long-standing challenges.

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FDA’s cloud motto: Easy, fast, cost effective, secure Aug 20, 2020

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The Food and Drug Administration is about a year into its IT modernization strategy that focused on three core elements: A modernized IT infrastructure; the ability to demonstrate capabilities of a modern technology and data organization; and the constant communication with stakeholders and other experts to ensure the technology doesn’t fall behind. In the end, the FDA’s IT modernization strategy really is about one thing: data. Amy Abernethy, the principal deputy commissioner and acting chief information officer of FDA, spoke more to Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller on Ask the CIO, sponsored by Vion.

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Federal CISO Schneider plans to reinvigorate CyberStat in fiscal 2021 Aug 14, 2020

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The Office of Management and Budget has tried at least two other times to get agencies to consolidate and optimize their security operations centers. At some departments, there are eight or 10 SOCs, meaning there is no single pane of glass for the chief information security officer, or the Department of Homeland Security, or OMB to understand what’s really going on. Grant Schneider, the federal CISO, said the latest attempt to improve the value and reduce the number of security operations centers is well underway.

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National Cancer Institute brings diversity of thought, people to help small business innovators Aug 07, 2020

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Christie Canaria, the Small Business Innovation Research program director at the National Cancer Institute and a finalist for the Women in Technology leadership award, said her role in helping small business successful navigate the Small Business Innovation Research program depends bring an assortment of ideas to the table.

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The more the Air Force moves to the cloud, the more it needs to be on the cloud Jul 30, 2020

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Nicolas Chaillan, the Air Force’s chief software officer, said the service is testing its cloud native access point approach through Platform One with the F-35 and Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) teams.

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Former federal CIO Kent reflects on her tenure, accomplishments, biggest frustrations Jul 16, 2020

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For Suzette Kent, among the biggest frustrations of being federal chief information officer for more than two years was how Congress viewed IT modernization. While a handful of lawmakers understood what it takes to move agencies off legacy systems, Kent said most saw it as a one-year project. Kent, who left her position as federal CIO earlier in July, said changing the funding model for technology is among the biggest impediments to modernization. She spoke more with Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller on Ask the CIO.

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Network modernization paid off for DOT during telework surge Jul 10, 2020

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Ryan Cote, the chief information officer of the Transportation Department, said he shuddered to think what might have happened if not for the previous two years’ worth of work.But it took more than just a modernized network. Cote personally got involved in nearly every aspect of the effort to get the network ready for the telework surge.

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Interior’s IT modernization success relies on people, data Jun 25, 2020

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Bill Vajda, Interior’s chief information officer, said IT modernization is letting the agency train its employees to be problem solvers and not focused on wires and pliers.

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NARA’s three-legged stool to transform records management Jun 24, 2020

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For DoD’s Miller, CAC roll out signaled career-changing event Jun 19, 2020

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Essye Miller, the principal deputy chief information officer at DoD, is retiring from federal service on June 30 after more than 35 years in government.

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