This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Michael J. Keegan A Conversation with Guy Cavallo, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) “Given I am the tenth CIO in the last 12 years at OPM,” explains Guy Cavallo, “I am focused on bringing (more…)

This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Affordable Connectivity Program offers eligible low-income households discounts on the cost of their broadband service and certain devices. FCC reimburses participating internet service providers for providing these discounts. Since launching, the program has grown to include (more…)

This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) management of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) and Broadband Infrastructure Program (BIP) was generally consistent with recommended practices for awarding grants. However, NTIA took longer than expected to announce awards. For example, NTIA (more…)

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Monday, January 23, 2023 Dan Chenok One commonly touted benefit of moving operations to the cloud is savings. Blog Co-Authors: Emma Shirato Almon, Associate Manager, Partnership for Public Service; Trista Colbert, vice president and senior partner of hybrid cloud management, IBM; Will Kimball, (more…)

This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. Roughly a dozen years ago the federal government first instituted its Cloud First policy and has become one of the most impactful and successful digital transformation efforts across the federal government.  There is now an opportunity to further leverage the cloud infrastructure that (more…)

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Broadcast Date:  Monday, January 23, 2023 Guy Cavallo What is the IT strategy for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)? How is it modernizing its IT systems and infrastructure? What is OPM doing to secure its IT systems and infrastructure? Join (more…)

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, January 20, 2023 Michael J. Keegan Articles & insights in public management & leadership that we have found of interest for the week ending January 20. When the Infrastructure Boom Meets the Workforce Crash. Now, with the federal government pouring cascades (more…)

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Thursday, January 19, 2023 Michael J. Keegan A Conversation with Sonny Hashmi, Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service The U.S. General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) uses the collective buying power of the federal government to acquire goods and services to support its (more…)

This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. Overview We have made about 335 recommendations in public reports since 2010 with respect to establishing a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy and performing oversight. Until these are fully implemented, federal agencies will be more limited in their ability to protect private and sensitive data entrusted (more…)