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September 26, 2017 By AMK

IT modernization, procurement policy, and the GSA schedules: ‘To be or not to be’

On Aug. 30, the American Technology Council (ATC) issued for public comment its draft 36-point plan for federal IT modernization.  

The draft, “Report to the President on Federal IT Modernization,” sets forth a blueprint for IT modernization focusing on three broad implementation areas:

(1) Network modernization and consolidation;

(2) Shared services to enable future network architectures;

(3) Resourcing federal network IT modernization.

Layered cybersecurity capabilities, use of commercial cloud services, shared security services, and applications are among the key features to be addressed as part of the overall modernization strategy. Comments on the draft were due Sept. 20.

Keep reading this article at: https://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/09/it-modernization-procurement-policy-and-the-gsa-schedules-to-be-or-not-to-be/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition policy, cloud, cybersecurity, GSA Schedule, GSA Schedules, IT, modernization, price reduction, Schedule 70, shared services

May 23, 2017 By AMK

Trump budget creates $228 million technology modernization fund

The Trump administration today proposed $228 million in funding for a Technology Modernization Fund housed within the General Services Administration.

The budget states the central fund will help transition agencies from older IT infrastructure to “more efficient and secure technologies.” It outlines four parameters for the fund: An independent board would review agency proposals, agencies would repay the fund, IT acquisition and development experts would help agencies implement their plans, and agencies would use agile development techniques.

The proposal suggests the administration fully backs IT modernization legislation called the Modernizing Government Technology Act that passed the House last week and now awaits Senate review.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2017/05/trump-budget-creates-228m-technology-modernization-fund/138087/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition policy, budget, GSA, IT, modernization, Modernizing Government Technology Act, technology

August 29, 2016 By AMK

Incumbent vendors and IT modernization: Help or hindrance?

Modernizing the federal government’s aging legacy systems is a top priority of the Office of Management and Budget, Congress, and just about every agency.

Incumbent Influence on IT Modernization 08.2016However, identifying, prioritizing and successfully executing modernization projects remains a consistent challenge across the government.

Public Spend Forum and Censeo Consulting Group launched a joint study to explore the root causes hindering modernization efforts across federal agencies. In our first look at the initial findings, we focused on the impact of structural risk aversion on managerial decisions around IT modernization projects. In this article, we focus on another interesting finding from the survey: the role of incumbent vendors in determining the modernization solution.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/incumbent-vendors-and-it-modernization-help-or-hindrance

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: incumbent, innovation, IT, legacy technology, modernization, OMB

February 25, 2016 By AMK

House Armed Services Committee agrees operating and support expenses must be considered in acquisition costs

Provisions to slow the growth of operating and support costs in acquisitions programs may be part of the reforms coming in the 2017 Defense authorization bill.

House Armed Services CommitteeDuring a Feb. 3 House Armed Services Committee hearing, former Defense Department Comptroller Robert Hale said controlling O&S spending is so important it should be “the next frontier for acquisition reform.”

At the end of the hearing Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) told Hale he received his message loud and clear on O&S costs and how to arrest them.

O&S consists of sustainment costs from the deployment of a system through the end of its use. Those costs can include anything from fuel to maintenance, modernization to manpower and depot maintenance to supplies.

Keep reading this article at: http://federalnewsradio.com/defense/2016/02/thornberry-says-message-received-high-sustainment-costs/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: DoD, maintenance, modernization, NDAA, operating cost, support services

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