TechWonk Blog
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The California Department of Technology (CDT) held its second Vendor Advisory Council meeting, early this week. The Vendor Advisory Council, established and coordinated by the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS) and several industry trade associations, intends to provide a venue for increased coordination between CDT, the Department of General Services (DGS), and vendors doing business with the state. [...]
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Last week, we welcomed Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe to the ITI/ITAPS 2016 Cybersecurity Forum to deliver keynote remarks to our convening of experts gathered to discuss the future of cybersecurity policy within federal and state governments. As the newly appointed chair of the National Governor’s Association (NGA), Gov. McAuliffe, spoke about the need of states to address the growing cybersecurity [...]
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The IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of ITI, has submitted written testimony for a hearing being held in Austin today urging the Texas legislature to revisit Senate Bill 20, which made sweeping reforms to state agency contracting and procurement law upon its passage in 2015. While we are supportive of greater accountability and transparency in the procurement process, we believe Senate [...]
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The Obama Administration has put a greater emphasis on improving government information technology (IT) and digital services than any other presidential administration in our history. We had a glimpse of the tech-savvy Obama campaign back in 2008, and again in 2012, with its adept use of social media and modern analytics. This approach continued when President Obama entered the White House, demonstrating [...]
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The IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of ITI, recently sent a letter urging North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) to sign state Senate bill 792 into law. The legislation, which was approved by the state legislature last week, clarifies that state information technology contracts include an expanded limitation of contractor liability. While North Carolina has existing standard terms and [...]
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I recently testified before a joint hearing of the House Oversight Committee Subcommittees on IT and Government Operations alongside government and industry representatives on the roles of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) 18F and the U.S. Digital Service (USDS) in providing information technology (IT) services to federal agencies. The discussion was robust, with Committee members and panelists [...]
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Today the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of ITI, published its State Cybersecurity Principals and Best Practices, a set of recommendations which encapsulates state and federal practices that have proven to be mature and effective in promoting a secure cyber environment at the state and local government level. The private sector owns and operates 85 percent of critical infrastructure [...]
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The Senate takes up its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) this week, leading many in the federal contracting community to quickly analyze provisions that could affect federal contractors. From a proposed restructuring at the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) branch, to a complete overhaul of the DOD’s Cost [...]
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Tomorrow, lawmakers will be sitting down to hear about a brewing problem in the federal government: Uncle Sam’s addiction to outdated and antiquated legacy information technology (IT) systems that cost taxpayers an estimated 80 percent of the annual IT budget each year. It’s an issue the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of ITI, and our member technology companies have advocated solutions [...]
