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Connolly runs out of patience waiting for Republicans to get on FITARA bus

The 16th version of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard from Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) revealed two new pilot categories…

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Getty Images/iStockphoto/eskaylimFITARA

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

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 10, 2009) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Ryan Allshouse uses the intrusion detection system to monitor unclassified network activity from the automated data processing workspace aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). IDS is part of the integrated shipboard network system and serves as an important computer network defense enabler protecting the unclassified shipboard network from cyber attack.  (U.S. Navy photo by Rick Naystatt/Released)

Navy gives its new CIO wide discretion to make changes, starting with the basics

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Brian DomeniciNavy CIO

New official will oversee all IT, cyber issues for Navy, Marine Corps

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AP/Cliff Owenpaid family leave, talent pipeline

OMB finalizes data center policy, fueling FITARA hearing

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FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. New rules addressing sexual assault among the children of U.S. service members fail to fix a flaw that on many military bases has let alleged juvenile abusers escape accountability. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

DoD proposal would establish new Senate-confirmed IT officials for Army, Navy, Air Force

The tri-service proposal would elevate IT issues in each service’s organizational chart. Its chief advocate is the Department of the Navy, which has already…

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LaVerne Council, former VA CIO

Public, private sector CIOs face uphill climb to trusted partner status

A new survey from Grant Thornton and the Technology Business Management Council highlights how CIOs view their roles and how they want to be more of a…

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(U.S. Navy/3rd Class Grant G. Grady)Navy Pilot

Review says inattention to cyber risks an ‘existential threat’ to military

An assessment commissioned by the Secretary of the Navy returned a stinging assessment of the Navy Department’s cybersecurity posture.

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