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May 23, 2019 By AMK

What OMB’s new ‘shared services’ policy will mean for modernization

The Trump administration wants to make a concerted effort toward establishing a sustainable shared services ecosystem to lower costs and ensure best practices and modern infrastructure pervade government—something past administrations have tried before.

Later today, Office of Management and Budget acting Director Russell Vought will be issuing a memo, “Centralized Mission Support Capabilities for the Federal Government,” which replaces all previous shared services policies. The new policy creates a system for assessing which agency functions—such as payroll or cybersecurity—have consistent standards across government and which specific departments would be best positioned to act as leaders in those areas.

The memo also includes a mandate for the rest of government to follow those agencies and puts a hiatus on new projects once functional areas are identified.

“In the past, agencies took steps to consolidate common mission-support functions internally, and in some cases, to leverage common technology or services offered by other agencies,” Vought wrote in the memo obtained by Nextgov. “The government endeavors to utilize lessons from previous successes and failures to provide a new, enhanced strategic blueprint for sharing quality services within the federal enterprise.”

Keep reading article at: https://www.nextgov.com/policy/2019/04/exclusive-what-ombs-new-shared-services-policy-will-mean-modernization/156562/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: consolidation, cybersecurity, DHS, ecosystem, financial management, grants management, GSA, HHS, human resources, OMB, QSMO, Quality Service Management Office, shared services, Treasury Dept., unified

December 16, 2016 By AMK

Construction begins on transformational Coda project

Construction has begun on the new Coda building, which represents the next phase of Georgia Tech’s Technology Square.
The new Coda building represents the next phase of Georgia Tech’s Technology Square. The design incorporates the historic Crum & Forster Building, a 1926 office building owned by the Georgia Tech Foundation. Image courtesy of John Portman & Associates.

The nearly 750,000-square-foot mixed-use project will create new opportunities in interdisciplinary research, commercialization and sustainability. It will also enhance the area’s innovation ecosystem, which fosters collaboration between the Institute, startups and established industry leaders.

“Since it first opened 13 years ago, Technology Square (Tech Square) in Midtown Atlanta has rapidly become one of the leading regional innovation hubs in the southeastern U.S. Tech Square promotes and facilitates innovation and collaboration between businesses and industry and the Georgia Tech community,” President G.P. “Bud” Peterson said. “Coda, which includes a high performance computing center, will take innovation to a whole new level. This iconic building developed by Portman Holdings will become a magnet for corporations and startups alike, while serving as a state-of-the-art resource for breakthrough research. As such, this new facility will help propel the region and Midtown Atlanta as one of the leading innovation ecosystems in the Southeast and the nation.”

The commencement of construction was marked during an event held at the site Tuesday. Peterson was joined by Jack Portman, vice chairman of the Portman Companies, and other civic and business leaders.

Portman Holdings owns the tower, and John Portman & Associates is designing the facility.

Georgia Tech will be the anchor tenant, occupying about half of the 620,000 square feet of office space.

The project includes nearly 40,000 square feet of retail space and an approximately 80,000-square-foot data center.

The design incorporates the historic Crum & Forster Building, a 1926 office building owned by the Georgia Tech Foundation.

Construction is scheduled to be finished in 2019.

Filed Under: Georgia Tech News Tagged With: Coda, ecosystem, Georgia Tech, innovation, Tech Square, Technology Square

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