IT Modernization Archives

A sign marks the location of the General Services Administration headquarters building on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

GSA changes TMF repayment model with ‘longevity’ in mind

A “strategic” change to prioritize full repayment of “high-impact” modernization projects is part of a GSA push to break down federal IT siloes and embrace shared services.

1 day ago By Matt Bracken

Maria Roat, Margie Graves, Suzette Kent and Erie Meyer sit at a long table in a hearing room on Capitol Hill. — Maria Roat, Margie Graves, Suzette Kent and Erie Meyer appear at a hearing before the Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation on April 29, 2025. Roat and Graves are former deputy federal CIOs, Kent was the federal CIO under the first Trump administration, and Meyer was previously the chief technologist at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission. (Photo by Madison Alder)

Former federal technologists highlight TMF, shared tech solutions amid DOGE push

While lawmakers and panelists agreed IT modernization should be bipartisan, DOGE loomed over the discussion.

3 days ago By Madison Alder

How Network-as-a-Service eases IT burdens for widely dispersed federal branch offices

Industry leaders from NOAA, Verizon and Cisco discuss how agencies with limited IT staff in branch locations can maintain reliable networks, predictable costs, and enhanced user experience…

Apr 23, 2025 By Scoop News Group

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building — A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Stilted innovation, less efficiency: Former IRS executives explain the impact of DOGE cuts

Recently departed tax agency leaders detail how workforce reductions could undercut modernization and the use of AI.

Apr 7, 2025 By Matt Bracken

IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig testifies before the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee on March 17, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

IRS doesn’t have the tech to ‘backfill the gaps’ created by cuts, ex-commissioner says

Charles Rettig encouraged laid-off IT employees to embrace private-sector opportunities, but shared concerns about the agency’s tech work following DOGE layoffs.

Apr 3, 2025 By Matt Bracken

The IRS headquarters in Washington D.C.. (Getty Images)

IRS misspent Inflation Reduction Act modernization funds on legacy IT, watchdog says

The tax agency used millions in funds set aside for business systems modernization on the operations and maintenance of multiple legacy IT systems, a new report found.

Mar 17, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Elon Musk, co-chair of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arrives on Capitol Hill on Dec. 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

DOGE’s IT modernization work could start with GAO report

The congressional watchdog said in a new report that nearly 25% of its IT-related recommendations since 2010 have not been implemented.

Jan 24, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Abstract image of digital data. — Getty Images

A better way for agencies to integrate their Salesforce data within their operations

How agencies are unlocking greater value from their Salesforce data with a software solution designed to streamline cross-agency data integration.

Dec 2, 2024 By Scoop News Group

The Environmental Protection Agency’s logo is displayed on a door at its headquarters on March 16, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

EPA CIO Vaughn Noga details slew of new modernization efforts underway

The Environmental Protection Agency is digitizing historical records, automating workflow and employing generative artificial intelligence internally, according to CIO Vaughn Noga.

Nov 4, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant along Lake Erie in Ohio (Getty Images)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission has eliminated all legacy systems, CIO says

Scott Flanders details the independent agency’s challenges in prioritizing modernization without a working capital fund.

Oct 21, 2024 By Caroline Nihill