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Federal chief information officers have begun to exercise more authority over their department budgets, several CIOs said at a discussion held by AFFIRM in Washington, D.C. Acting Health and Human Read more...

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - Federal chief information officers stay in their position for too short a period of time, said Richard Spires, CIO of the Homeland Security Department, while speaking Oct. 25 Read more...

Federal chief information officers continue to face systematic restraints, a situation that has contributed to long-standing information technology management challenges within the government, says Read more...

Public-facing government websites that require the use of federally-issued credentials put an undue burden on users, according to Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel, who instructed Read more...

Federal chief information officers should have more responsibility, says the Office of Management and Budget in an Aug. 8 memo. The memo, signed by OMB Director Jack Lew, outlines four areas where Read more...

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 Read more...

The federal chief information officer attitudes toward the IT Dashboard can be summed up as one of skeptical approbation, according to information from an annual survey of agency information Read more...

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 Read more...

Cloud computing allows agencies to be more agile and innovative, say federal information technology managers. According to NASA Deputy Chief Technology Officer Tsengdar Lee, cloud computing has made Read more...

Why we desperately need new cybsersecurity legislation from the 112th Congress Guest post by Bruce Brody After nearly a decade of federal cybersecurity as practiced under the rubric of the Federal Read more...