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Cybersecurity agency CIOs' top priority, says survey

Cybersecurity is the top concern of federal chief information officers, according to a survey conducted by TechAmerica and Grant Thorton. But budget cybersecurity priorities don't match up to...

DoD IT strategy focuses on consolidation

The Defense Department says it has a departmentwide information technology plan that will allow flexible adoption of emerging technology while taking "appropriate actions" for projects that are "not

VanRoekel pushes 'smart' federal website reform

A new report that aims to map the federal web universe reveals a sprawling collection of .gov websites, but Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel says it presents a chance to find

State Department official warns of data center consolidation 2.0

Federal agencies are rapidly consolidating data centers and moving programs to the cloud, but one federal official worries brash action could lead to a future riddled with inefficient cloud silos.

Spotlight: VanRoekel announces Technology Fellows Program

The CIO Council unveiled the Technology Fellows Program in an announcement by Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel Sept. 13 in a White House blog post . The program fulfills another

OMB directs agencies to expand CIO powers

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

Short OMB deadlines forced agencies to rush data center consolidation plans, GAO says

Federal agencies rushed to meet Office of Management and Budget data center consolidation reporting and plan deadlines, the Government Accountability Office says, setting up the initiative for the

Federal government to shut down 373 data centers by end of 2012

The federal government will shut down 178 data centers in 2012, adding to the 195 that will be closed by the end of this year, the White House announced July 20. In a WhiteHouse.gov blog post ,

Kundra: My naivety was an asset

USA.gov should be the single online platform for the entire federal government, asserted outgoing Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra during a July 14 House hearing. "The idea is that for

Kundra: Data center shutdowns unchanged at 39

The number of data centers the federal government has closed as part of a White House-led effort to close 137 of them by Dec. 31 remains at 39, according to Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek