David Powner

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CIO reporting, working capital funds remain outliers in agency IT modernization progress

The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on government operations released the 10th Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard and no agency…

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David Powner

GAO’s Powner’s legacy: Call it clean, don’t sugar-coat it, be constructive

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This March 23, 2018 photo shows an envelope containing a 2018 census test letter mailed to a resident in Providence, R.I. The nation's only test run of the 2020 Census is in Rhode Island, and its drawing concerns from community leaders, good government groups and others about how it's being run. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)

Congress concerned as 2020 Census costs jump 27 percent, testing schedule lags

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GSA picks 4 vendors to test Centers of Excellence IT modernization initiative

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Wilbur Ross

Commerce Secretary: Higher Census 2020 price tag needed for ‘significant course correction’

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is asking for a $187 million adjustment to fiscal 2018 levels to help with immediate challenges.

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A ‘sense of urgency’ as IRS legacy IT systems grow increasingly older

IRS officials say they are following a technology road map and a digital roadmap to modernize the agency’s IT infrastructure.

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How USAID earned an ‘A’ on the FITARA scorecard

A USAID official said the CIO’s office worked directly with GAO to understand the exact nature and intent behind each metric, and prioritized and accelerated updates to address previous gaps.

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