Nextgov (May 20, 2019) Over the last 25 years, the federal government has “likely wasted” $345 billion—more than $2,000 per every American household—by not embracing commercially available information technology products, according to a report from the Alliance for Digital Innovation.
Real Clear Defense (April 10, 2019) The great power race to dominate advanced computing technologies – cloud applications, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) – is intensifying. China is seeking to replace the U.S. as the dominant player in these areas. The United States, in general, and the Department of Defense (DoD), in particular, are responding …
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Nextgov (October 9, 2018) Over seven years ago, we co-authored a little-noticed article about the “Security Advantages of Cloud Computing.” We said then that “the benefits of the cloud can be affordably attained in a way that does not jeopardize an organization’s security.” At the time, we thought this was boldly radical, but it landed with a …
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Federal Times (September 11, 2018) The federal government is at a critical moment for tackling the technical demands of today, as well as preparing for the needs of the future, according to federal Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent. Kent, who spoke Sept. 11 at a Professional Services Council Conference, stressed the importance of introducing innovation …
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In an effort to accelerate modernization and drive new levels of efficiency and citizen service delivery across government, today we at the Alliance for Digital Innovation released a report detailing the steep costs of the Federal Government’s heavy reliance on custom-built IT solutions and legacy systems. Our report examines the historical “buy versus build” decision …
Federal Times (August 23, 2018) When it comes to cybersecurity problems within the government, I feel like Bill Murray in the movie “Groundhog Day” – I’m watching and listening to government officials have the same discussions of the same problems over and over, and making only incremental progress in addressing them.
Washington Technology (August 27, 2019) We talk to John Wood, CEO of Telos Corp. as we continue our exploration of innovation and disruption in the government market. John shares his views on the challenges and obstacles to bringing innovation to the government market. He brings nearly 30 years of government contracting experience and holds the …
Federal News Network (August 24, 2018) When Congress passed the FY2018 omnibus in the spring, a little noticed provision allowed federal agencies to spend up to 25% of their total annual budgets in September. This, coupled with the fact that agencies were slow to get their FY18 allocations has set up a perfect storm of …
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The Hill (December 14, 2018) There have been a number of stories over the past year about how the federal government is moving at a glacial pace in its journey to the cloud. Much of the reporting has left me shaking my head and wondering if those reporting really understand what cloud technology is all …
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Morning Consult (August 28, 2018) Eight years after the “25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management,” the federal government information technology landscape has evolved quite a bit, and it’s important to reflect back on the progression of federal IT modernization efforts in the United States as we all plan for the future.
