information technology Archives

White House, Executive Office Building — The White House and Eisenhower Executive Office Building in October 2021. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

White House proposes $74B topline for civilian agencies’ IT in 2024 budget

The topline would constitute a nearly $9 billion and 13% increase over requested levels for fiscal 2023.

Mar 13, 2023 By Billy Mitchell

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EEOC appoints Pierrette McIntire as chief information officer

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has named Pierrette McIntire as the agency’s new chief information officer. McIntire has been with the EEOC for over 34 years and…

Jan 30, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 27: Committee ranking member Rep. James Comer (R-KY) attends a House Oversight Committee hearing titled Examining the Practices and Profits of Gun Manufacturers in the Rayburn House Office Building. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images).

House Oversight expected to create new IT and cybersecurity subcommittee

Details of the new subcommittee structure have yet to be finalized, and a vote on the change is expected to take place in the coming weeks.

Breaking Jan 24, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

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2022 in review: FedRAMP reform enacted, SAMOSA Act progresses

FedScoop looks back at some of the most consequential developments in federal IT policy over the past year.

Dec 31, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

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DHS sets proposal deadline for $10B FirstSource III contract after the holidays

The department anticipates making contract awards in the third quarter of 2023, following its latest solicitation amendment.

Dec 2, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel takes his seat prior to a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Biden to nominate Danny Werfel as IRS commissioner

Werfel will have $80 billion — including $4.8 billion for modernizing business systems and cybersecurity monitoring — at his disposal via the Inflation Reduction Act.

Nov 10, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

How DHS has tried to improve election security matters

DHS extends proposal deadline for $10B FirstSource III solicitation following changes

The solicitation for IT value-added resellers and software producers was hit with eight preemptive protests.

Nov 10, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

WASHINGTON D.C., Aug. 28 2022 — A sign outside the Department of Energy building on Independence Ave SW. (Image credit: John Hewitt Jones)

Shila Cooch joins Energy as Office of Science CIO

In a LinkedIn post, Cooch says she considers her specialty to be managing "monumental" organizational change.

Nov 7, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

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FDIC appoints Chezian Sivagnanam to IT architecture leadership role

Sivagnanam joins from the National Science Foundation, where he was chief enterprise architect for 13 years.

Oct 13, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Long-time NIH chief information officer set to retire

During her tenure Andrea Norris has led development of the agency's first technology strategic plan and the augmentation of its cybersecurity program.

Sep 30, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir