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The chairman of a House panel with oversight of federal IT issues, has a message for U.S. Chief Information Officer Tony Scott: You may not be getting that $3 billion IT modernization fund you’ve been asking for.
Congress cracked the legislative whip Wednesday on a cadre of top tech officials from various agencies regarding their updated scores implementing the Federal Information Technology and Acquisition Reform Act.
Six months after Congress graded agencies on their adoption of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA), the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released its second scorecard, which saw most agencies making slow progress.
A new focus on the lives and well-being of at-risk boys and young men of color is taking shape in Congress, said Rep. Frederica S. Wilson, a Florida Democrat, who launched the new Congressional My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Caucus on May 17.
Federal government agencies have made incremental progress in managing and securing their IT systems and acquisitions, according to a new scorecard released Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released its second Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act scorecardon May 18. And while many agencies fared better, none received stellar marks.
For the most part, federal agencies improved upon the poor grades they earned in the first Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act implementation scorecard released in November.
The second report card day for agencies on their progress in reforming how they buy and manage technology will be better than the first one. But not by much.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is scheduled to hold a second hearing May 18 highlighting agency progress in implementing the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA).
The United States House passed a cybersecurity bill carrying a big impact locally.
The National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act allows non-profits and universities, like UTSA, to work closely with Homeland Security, addressing risks and incidents at the state and local levels.
The Tornillo Port of Entry could soon be named after a legendary El Pasoan as U.S. Rep. Will Hurd introduced a bill last week to rename the crossing in honor of World War I hero U.S. Army Pvt. Marcelino Serna.