GAO wants agencies to update cloud computing guidance to manage restrictive licensing
The watchdog found that restrictive licensing practices from vendors have resulted in higher costs and architecture challenges.
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Federal CDO Council selects FERC, DOE officials as new leaders
Kirsten Dalboe will take over as chair, replacing the CFTC’s Ted Kaouk, while Robert King slides into the vice chair spot vacated by DOT’s Dan Morgan.
Transportation Dept. cyber breach exposes data of federal employees
The incident may have affected a total of 237,000 current and former staff across government, according to Reuters.
Dan Morgan takes a deep dive into DOT’s open data progress
The Department of Transportation has made a lot of progress toward completing a central portal for its open data.
‘Destinations Digital’ will fund DOT’s IT modernization in-house
“I don’t want any money. I don’t need any money,” said Department of Transportation CIO Vicki Hildebrand. “We have a lot of spend out there. We need…
Two senators announce effort to legislate on self-driving cars
Two senators are teaming up to develop legislation on self-driving vehicles that will "improve regulatory flexibility," they announced Monday.
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FITARA law is failing to give IT chiefs the power of the purse, insiders say
“The department CIO really has nothing other than the bully pulpit,” former HHS CIO Frank Baitman told FedScoop.
NASA passes, DOT fails in latest FITARA scorecard
NASA fared better than last time, but the Transportation Department dropped to a failing grade in the third round of scoring on implementing the Federal IT Acquisition…
New driverless car policy encourages security collaborations between rivals
Newly released guidelines published by the Department of Transportation, Tuesday, intend to guide the development and deployment of driverless cars. Proper cybersecurity measures remain a central concern…
DOT CIO Richard McKinney on federal IT modernization
Sponsored video: The Transportation CIO discusses ways to accelerate IT modernization in government as part of the IT Modernization Heroes series, sponsored by Dell and Intel.