Modernization Archives

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins testifies during the Senate Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the FY2027 budget request for the Department of Veterans Affairs, in Dirksen building on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

VA head defends EHR budget ask to push program from ‘dial up’ to ‘cyber speed’

Upgrades to the Veterans Affairs Department’s Electronic Health Record system are “actually working” but need to go faster, Secretary Doug Collins said.

4 days ago By K. Sophie Will

Parking rest area for cargo tractor-trailers near American interstate freeway.

DOT fights fraud with consolidated registration system, erasing data silos

More than 60 people had a hand in creating the platform, called Motus, which has supported upwards of 50,000 motor carrier registrations since its launch Tuesday.

5 days ago By Lindsey Wilkinson

The FEMA building on Jan. 7, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

DHS data-migration guidance falls short as modernization project nears

As FEMA and ICE gear up for a financial management systems overhaul, a GAO report says lagging best practices increase the risk for errors, delays and hindered…

May 18, 2026 By Lindsey Wilkinson

Illustration of workers being productive using technology. — Scoop News Group illustration.

Federal business system modernization: New clues regarding readiness, reality and the road ahead

A new study comparing modernization efforts at federal agencies versus commercial organizations reveals key gaps in transitioning from legacy systems to modern, cloud-based platforms — and opportunities…

May 11, 2026 By Scoop News Group

ATC-controller at radar screen with microphone and control strips in visual-control-room with airport terminal view through windows at night. (Photo by: aviation-images.com/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Two FAA partners ramp up hiring, preparations for ATC overhaul

L3Harris and Indra are working behind the scenes to increase capacity as the fiber cable and radar providers advance plans aimed at improving the FAA’s efficacy.

May 4, 2026 By Lindsey Wilkinson

A view of the John D, Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit. (Photo by: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

VA’s renewed EHR rollout ‘has been phenomenal’ so far, secretary claims

After pausing deployments in 2023 following years of failures, EHR rollouts at four Michigan facilities this month went smoothly, according to Secretary Doug Collins and Sen. Gary…

Apr 30, 2026 By Matt Bracken

Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., speaks to reporters following in front of the House Oversight Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

House bill wants CIOs, agency heads to hit the gas on legacy IT phase-outs

The bipartisan Legacy IT Reduction Act would require CIOs to inventory legacy systems and agency heads to plan for hastened retirements, updates or modernization.

Apr 29, 2026 By Matt Bracken

IRS CEO Frank Bisignano, center, talks with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., right, in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House passes two bills to modernize IRS operations

The BARCODE Efficiency Act and the Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act would embrace technology and help the IRS “be an agency more worthy of the taxpayers it serves.”

Apr 27, 2026 By Matt Bracken

US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum testifies at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on fiscal year 2027 budget requests for the Department of Interior, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 22, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Interior still grapples with probate backlog even with AI assistance

Secretary Burgum said paper processes are preventing the agency from gaining ground, so the focus is on further digitization.

Apr 27, 2026 By Lindsey Wilkinson

The homepage of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission website on April 22, 2026.

NRC gives sneak peak at website modernization progress

The agency held a public webinar Wednesday for early feedback from stakeholders as the team eyes a summertime launch for the redesigned site.

Apr 22, 2026 By Lindsey Wilkinson