Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act

New cloud category sinks FITARA scores, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing

Major changes to the 17th Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard led to agency scores dropping considerably.

Technology

With FITARA 17 coming, Education shows what an ‘A’ grade signifies

Ask the CIO

Why some CIOs say it’s time to rethink governmentwide cyber metrics

Ask the CIO

Connolly runs out of patience waiting for Republicans to get on FITARA bus

Technology

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Is the authority of the CIO of Veterans Affairs simply symbolic?

Veterans Affairs

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Cyber, data center, EIS changes highlight FITARA 15

Congress

With FITARA 15 hearing set, suggestions for improving the scorecard

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3 takeaways from FITARA 14

Reporter's Notebook

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Cyber grades bring down agencies’ scores in FITARA 14

Congress

3 takeaways from FITARA 13

Reporter's Notebook

FITARA 13 scorecard brings truce to data center consolidation debate

Congress

Idea to reduce the number of CIOs per agency reemerges

Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) say it’s time to reconsider having only one person per agency with the title chief information…

Reporter's Notebook

The General Services Administration (GSA) building is seen, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. General Service Administrator Emily Murphy, the head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition, appeared to know she might be facing a messy situation after the votes came in. Prior to Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he advised her to

GSA earns top marks under FITARA 12 scorecard

House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the latest agency grades on progress around IT modernization goals.

Congress

Lawmakers want to end 8-year debate over the definition of data centers

Reporter's Notebook

GAO told the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations that CIO authorities improved across five agencies over the course of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard.