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FBI delays Sentinel rollout to May 2012

FBI officials attribute a further delay in rollout of a $451 million troubled digital case management effort known as Sentinel primarily to insufficient hardware capacity. In a Justice Department

Agile doesn't mean no long-term planning, auditors tell PTO

Just because the Patent and Trademark Office has adopted an agile scrum process for development of a system meant to fully automate patent processing into a seamless whole doesn't mean it can shirk

Vietmeyer: Cloud computing will make agile development cost effective

The Defense Department is leveraging cloud computing to help it overcome the high infrastructure costs presented by agile development, says a DoD official. "When we combine infrastructure as a

VA's DeSanno: iPad controls in place by Oct. 1

Information technology controls permitting iPads to be utilized at the Veterans Affairs Department should be in place by Oct. 1, says a presentation due to be delivered June 9 by Charles DeSanno, VA

VA, DoD to deliver iEHR user interface by July

Within two months from now the departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense will have completed a graphical user interface for its integrated electronic health record, or iEHR, said VA Deputy

Federal CIOs struggling to balance agility and governance

HOT SPRINGS, Va. - A shift from waterfall acquisition to more agile, modular strategies continues to be discussed and encouraged governmentwide. But in federal information technology, governance of

PTO official: Change doesn't happen overnight, strategic plans should be a legacy

The Patent and Trademark Office is overhauling many of its business processes, but the change hasn't come easy or fast. "It doesn't happen over night. That's why I talk about this plan as being part

Kundra: 7 of 25 goals for restructuring federal IT now complete

The Obama administration has 41 days left to convince Congress to allow more agile budgeting for information technology and must close data centers at a rate of about 12 per month through the end of

VA dismisses SAM contractors, suspends project

The Veterans Affairs Department is suspending immediately development of a strategic asset management information technology effort and dismissing the contractors, said VA Chief Information Officer

Guest Commentary: Can agile development work in government?

Guest post by Thom Rubel Can government really implement agile? Short answer: Yes. The bigger question is--given government's unique circumstances such as culture, budget processes, HR practices,