The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Agile Methodologies, IT Modernization, and Artificial Intelligence in Federal Agencies

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May 10, 2021

Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers.

Former GSA CIO: It’s Time for a Federal ‘Agile First’ Strategy

Former GSA CIO, Casey Coleman, believes agencies have done a strong job embracing Agile in software development. However, Federal agencies must now embrace Agile in all aspects of their operations and planning.

Five Former IRS Commissioners: Biden’s Proposal Would Create a Fairer Tax System

Five former IRS commissioners advocate for increased investment in the IRS for enforcement and operational infrastructure which would create a fairer and more efficient tax system.

Federal IT Experts Cite Host of Roadblocks to Tech Modernization

Federal lawmakers are pressing government agencies to accelerate long-running efforts to update aging information-technology systems, which are hampering services and creating security risks, they say.

Road to Digital Maturity: How Agencies Are Embracing the Modernization Journey

How can government executives successfully modernize? Here’s what Chris Radich, vice president of digital strategy at Salesforce has to say. 

USPS Turns to AI at the Edge to Boost Package Processing

An edge artificial intelligence platform recently implemented by the U.S. Postal Service is helping Federal insiders trace the many millions of packages it processes each week in a matter of hours instead of multiple days.

State Department Needs a Tool to Scan Its Worldwide Network for Vulnerabilities

The State Department wants to make sure its security officials can keep up with vulnerabilities in its networks—an amalgam of sensitive and classified networks, hosted on-prem and in the cloud, in the U.S. and abroad—and is rethinking its Enterprise Vulnerability Scanning Solution in a new contract.

 

OMB Prioritizes Cyber, COVID Tech For New TMF Payback Model

Officials urged agencies to pitch projects that focus on hack cleanup, COVID-19 response or economic recovery by June 2 for maximum repayment flexibility from the Technology Modernization Fund.

NIST Special Publication 800-63-4

One week left to provide feedback on open issues in NIST’s Special Publication (SP) 800-63 rev. 4! The 60-day open discussion period will end on May 15.

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