NITAAC will conduct a complimentary training session on how to procure IT products and managed services using the CIO-CS GWAC. As one federal agency to another, we know how hard you work to keep pace with innovation. But slogging through complex acquisition regulations can slow just about anyone down. What if there were a way to use those rules and regulations to your advantage? To speed up IT acquisitions to keep pace with your modernization...

DevOps and DevSecOps are philosophies, movements and even cultures of continuous improvement and integrated security – at scale. The result delivers a powerful advantage for government agencies at all levels which are undergoing digital transformation: faster and more securereleases, greater interoperability and the freedom to focus on the mission. As government agencies begin to adopt DevSecOps to enable innovative, modern technologies,...

For more than a decade, the federal government has taken steps to address its aging IT infrastructure, such as consolidating data centers, moving to the cloud, pushing compute capabilities to the edge, and more. Agencies have recognized the power of data, but they need to address how information is fragmented and stored across multiple platforms. When the American Rescue Plan became law in March 2021, one element was a $2 billion boost for fed...

Every year much is written about just how much agencies spend on maintaining outdated legacy systems. Every dollar spent on keeping obsolete systems running means less is available to invest in IT transformation, blocking the new technologies and applications that Americans have come to expect. Unfortunately, the underlying structure of the federal budget process historically has made it extremely difficult to break the cycle. By shifting to t...

The pandemic may have crushed the daily commute in every sector, but it did not change the national security mission of the Intelligence Community or the Department of Defense. Those elements of the federal government suddenly faced the challenge of how to implement remote solutions for employees working on classified or sensitive assignments without jeopardizing their objectives. The Intelligence and National Security Foundation concluded rec...

Gathering lots of data is easy in today’s environment—most programs are already collecting more than they can handle. How that data is used to make better decisions on mission-critical programs is harder. The President’s Management Agenda makes it clear that agency data should be used strategically to improve performance, identify inefficiencies and cost savings, and provide transparency. Building a culture of analytics, incl...

Every year much is written about just how much agencies spend on maintaining outdated legacy systems. Every dollar spent on keeping obsolete systems running means less is available to invest in IT transformation, blocking the new technologies and applications that Americans have come to expect. Unfortunately, the underlying structure of the federal budget process historically has made it extremely difficult to break the cycle. By shifting to t...

The Federal Chief Data Officers Council was formed to lead transformational change that improves the nation’s ability to leverage data and analytics to serve the public efficiently and effectively. Data governance is a critical aspect of the chief data officer’s role, and the Council is establishing government-wide best practices for the management, use, protection, dissemination, and generation of data. How are agencies dealing wi...