Tag: FITARA

October 2, 2017

CIOs of federal agencies that fail to fully comply with the standards laid out in the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act can expect to be dragged into more “boring hearings,” according to Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas). Hurd, who chairs […]

July 4, 2017

In June, the Department of Defense ended the school year with an “F+” on the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act’s Scorecard 4.0 – a mark the DOD’s CIO says the department is taking steps to boost. Lawmakers chided the […]

June 14, 2017

After steady improvement on previous scorecards, agencies’ progress on implementing the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act stalled on the fourth round. For the first time, more agency grades declined than improved, while 15 agencies’ grades remained neutral. However, there […]

May 22, 2017

The Department of Homeland Security needs stronger IT contract evaluation and approval by its CIO in order to fully comply with the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. Under FITARA, agency CIOs must […]

July 28, 2016

The grades most agencies have received for their efforts to implement the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act have not been good. To understand why, it’s important to understand the scoring process. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) said the scorecards, which the […]

July 7, 2016

The government’s effort to squeeze value from centralized purchasing of wireless devices is taking hold but could be slowing its ability to embrace Internet of Things technology, according to a new study by Govini. Analysts said streamlined procurement efforts, such […]

June 2, 2016

Agencies have made definitive but notably modest progress on their Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, or FITARA, scorecards, and members of Congress are intent on seeing improvement in those grades going forward. According to Dell Federal’s Steve Harris, the […]

February 24, 2016

“The stars are aligned” for a bill that could codify the use of shared services across government, much like the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act galvanized support for agency CIOs, said John Marshall, founder and CEO of the Shared Services […]

November 20, 2015

The scenario: A House government oversight subcommittee chairman and ranking member have a strong interest in how agencies are managing technology, in light of a new law that gives agency CIOs more leverage over operations. The subcommittee leaders ask the […]

September 30, 2015

Source photo Earlier this year, a group of federal CIOs met with their counterparts from several of the country’s largest corporations, including Coca-Cola and Exxon Mobil. The purpose of the meeting hit close to home for both sets of attendees: […]