David Powner Archives

Petty Officer 3rd Class Amber Degouveia, a health series technician assigned to Coast Guard Base Alameda Medical in California, administers the intranasal flu vaccine to a Coast Guard member in October 2015. (Image credit: U.S. Coast Guard / Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena)

After failure of EHR program, Coast Guard needs to find new solution ASAP, watchdog says

The agency spent nearly $60 million on an EHR rollout that ultimately came to nothing after five years of work.

Jan 31, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. (Official White House Photo by Evan Walker / Flickr)

Congress clashes with Census’ claim that 2020 systems are ‘reasonably on-schedule’

A House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Thursday got a little heated.

Oct 12, 2017

Why duplication in federal IT happens: ‘We lack transparency and good metrics’

(Photo: Colby Hochmuth/FedScoop) Sen. Tom Coburn came out swinging at today’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on reducing duplication and improving results in federal IT.…

Jan 9, 2015

Federal data center consolidation still a futile effort

Witnesses called to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 25 were grasping at straws in an effort to defend their agencies, after relentless berating by…

Jul 25, 2013

Many congressional IT complaints already being addressed

U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel (Photo: David Stegon/FedScoop) On the outside, Tuesday’s information technology showdown on Capitol Hill looked like another battle between congressional lawmakers trying to make…

Jan 23, 2013

VanRoekel testifies on the state of federal IT

U.S. CIO Steven VanRoekel and GAO Director of Information Technology Management Issues Dave Powner swear in for testimony on Tuesday before the House Committee on Oversight and…

Jan 22, 2013

MorningScoop: Duplication and $3.1 Billion

To be fair, you probably don’t have an hour to kill watching a video this morning, but at least jump around for a few minutes above. It’s…

Feb 21, 2012

Kundra to Senate: $20 Billion in Investments at Risk

In a little more than five months since implementing its 25-point plan to reform federal technology, the Office of Management and Budget has reviewed more than 50…

Apr 12, 2011

GAO: How the Federal Government Plans to Spend $79 Billion in IT Investments in 2011

The U.S. Government Accountability Office estimates federal government IT spending for fiscal year 2011 will be $79 billion, as outlined by GAO Director of Information Technology Management…

Mar 28, 2011