A New Era in Federal IT Management

Since its release in December 2010, the 25-Point Implementation Plan has led to a fundamental change in how the government manages $80 billion in annual IT investments. The report details specific deliverables in 6-, 12-, and 18-month increments that require work across the entire Federal enterprise.

The government is making steady progress in executing the reforms outlined in the 25-Point Plan, delivering many ahead of schedule. More information on implementation of the 6-month deliverables is below — this page will be updated as execution of the plan continues.

IT Reform Timeline

These IT reform milestones helped set the foundation for the release of the 25-Point Implentation Plan in December 2010.
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  IT Reform Deliverable Delivered On Track Behind Schedule
  1. Complete Implementation Plans to Shut Down 800 Data Centers by 2015 Item delivered    
  3. Shift to a "Cloud First" Policy Item delivered    
  4. Stand-up contract vehicles for secure IaaS solutions     Item behind schedule
  5. Stand-up contract vehicles for secure Commodity Services   Item On Track  
  6. Develop Strategy for Shared Services   Item On Track  
  7. Design a formal IT program management career path Item delivered    
  9. Require Integrated Program Teams Item delivered    
  10. Launch a best practices collaboration platform Item delivered    
  11. Launch Technology Fellow Program   Item On Track  
  13. Design and develop cadre of specialized IT acquisition professionals Item delivered    
  14. Identify IT acquisition best practices and adopt government-wide Item delivered    
  15. Issue contracting guidance and templates to support modular developmen   Item On Track  
  17. Work with Congress to create IT budget models that align with modular development     Item behind schedule
  18. Develop supporting materials and guidance for flexible IT budget models   Item On Track  
  19. Work with Congress to scale flexible IT budget models more broadly   Item On Track  
  20. Work with Congress to consolidate Commodity IT spending under Agency CIO     Item behind schedule
  21. Review and Strengthen Investment Review Boards Item delivered    
  22. Redefine role of Agency CIOs and Federal CIO Council Item delivered    
  24. Launch "myth-busters" education campaign Item delivered    
  25. Launch an interactive platform for pre-RFP agency-industry collaboration Item delivered    

Last updated on July 21, 2011


Agency CIO Blogs

Leading up to 6 months of the 25 Point Plan to Reform Federal IT Management, CIOs blogged about how the reforms were being implemented at their Agencies.

V    Casey Coleman, CIO, GSA
IT Reforms at the General Services Administration
Over the last six months, we have executed on IT reforms that will not only impact the efficiency and effectiveness of GSA’s IT portfolio and infrastructure, but will also have a wide reaching effect on the entire Federal IT community.

V    Michael Wash, CIO, NARA
IT Reform at the National Archives and Records Administration
Here at the National Archives and Records Administration, we have never been more excited about the role that information technology is playing in organizing, storing, governing, and providing access to our Nation’s records. We have been working hard to carry out the 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management.

V    Andrea T. Norris, Acting CIO, NSF
IT Reform at the National Science Foundation
Over the past six months, we have been diligently working to support and execute the 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management. Although the National Science Foundation has its own unique issues and needs regarding information technology, the IT Reform Plan has helped to create a more efficient, effective, and transparent IT portfolio at NSF.

V    Paul Christy, CIO, SBA
IT Reform at the Small Business Administration
With over 100 offices around the United States, SBA is a diffuse agency focused on supporting America’s small business owners. My office focuses on providing efficient, agile technology support to this mission.

V    Dr. Danny Harris, CIO, Education
IT Reform at the Department of Education
At the Department of Education, the IT reform process is helping us in significant ways to promote student achievement and prepare for global competitiveness. Tracking student progress and achievement throughout the nation is essential to our ability to know how effectively our education systems are preparing children and adults for global competition.

V    Jerry Horton, CIO, USAID
IT Reform at the U.S. Agency for International Development
As an agency that operates extensively across time zones, the USAID CIO office is constantly evaluating innovative products and processes that will streamline our IT infrastructure in order to offer the most cost-effective method for providing business services.

V    Frank Baitman, CIO, SSA
IT Reform at the Social Security Administration
Last month, SSA made news when we announced that we would put the Social Security Statement online, and discontinue mail delivery of paper statements. The statement was mailed annually to every American 25 and older who has contributed to Social Security.

V    Susan Swart, CIO, Department of State
IT Reform at the Department of State
The first six months of fulfilling the 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management have had a positive effect at the Department of State. Our team has been hard at work executing these important strategic changes, and I believe that we have made a great deal of progress so far.

V    Nitin Pradhan, CIO, DOT
IT Reform at the Department of Transportation
The execution of the 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management has given us an exciting opportunity to streamline delivery of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) IT services and infrastructure.

V    Darren Ash, CIO, NRC
IT Reform: NRC Meeting Challenges with Improved Technology
The last six months have been incredibly busy here at the NRC – not just in response to the tragic events in Japan – but also with our inspections, public meetings and licensing reviews. One way we’re meeting the challenge is with improved technology.

V    Robyn East, CIO, Treasury
IT Reform at the Department of the Treasury
In the six months since the Obama Administration released its 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management in December 2010, the Treasury Department has been an early adopter of several initiatives that support the Plan’s goals of achieving operational efficiency and managing large-scale IT programs more effectively, while better serving the public and saving taxpayer money.

V    Malcolm D. Jackson, CIO, EPA
IT Reform at the Environmental Protection Agency
The work accomplished at the EPA on the 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management has had a great first six months. It is an exciting time to work in Federal IT, with a tremendous amount of energy and new ideas being implemented across the government. I am happy to say that EPA is at the forefront of this reform effort.

V    Michael Kerr, CIO, Labor
IT Reform at the Department of Labor
For the last six months, my staff and I have been working diligently to implement the 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management. Over the course of that time we have made progress toward the goal of modernizing and streamlining IT at the Department of Labor. While we still have a lot of work to do, I believe that the 25 Point Plan has us on the right course.

V    Robert Kazimer, CIO, USACE
IT Reform at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The past few months have put the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the spotlight as natural disasters have impacted our Nation. Assisting State and local officials responding to floods, tornadoes, and storms has demanded an agile and comprehensive response from the U.S. Government. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is one Federal agency on the forefront of that response.

V    Bernard Mazer, CIO, DOI
IT Reform at the Department of the Interior
As a large and widely dispersed agency, the Department of the Interior has some unique challenges and opportunities when it comes to implementing the 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management. Six months in, we are very proud of the progress that we have made, and are excited about the next steps.

V    Matthew E. Perry, CIO, OPM
IT Reform at the Office of Personnel Management
IT is a critical component of OPM’s ability to supply the Federal Government with a talented, high performing workforce. We maintain websites such as USAJobs.com, administer benefits for federal employees, and provide HR support for every federal agency. Each of these tasks is information intensive, thus OPM’s implementation of the 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management is especially important.

V    Michael Locatis, CIO, DOE
IT Reform at the Department of Energy
As Chief Information Officer for the Department of Energy, my role is to bring together internal IT resources, National Laboratories and strategic partners inside and outside of the Department to promote agency-wide innovation and effective operations that provide tangible, positive high value outcomes for the nation.

V    Jerry E. Williams, CIO, HUD
IT Reform at the Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD’s mission is to “create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all,” and we accomplish that mission through several component organizations, offices, and a widespread network of regional offices and smaller field offices across the country. As CIO, I know that gaining an enterprise-wide perspective at our federated agency, while challenging, is the key to our Department’s future success.

V    Chris Smith, CIO, USDA
IT Reform at United States Department of Agriculture
As we pass the 6 month mark of the 25 Point Federal IT Reform Plan I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on our progress to date and provide a glimpse into future activities. The 25 Point Plan is a thoughtful, well crafted and pragmatic framework for strengthening key fundamental IT management practices that will help ensure...

V    Roger Baker, CIO, VA
IT Reform at the Department of Veterans Affairs
As perhaps the largest consolidated IT organization in the world, our goal at VA is to also be the best IT organization in the federal government. So we are frequent users of the words “Transformation” and “Reform.” Most importantly, we use the word “discipline” on a regular basis, because for federal IT, transformation is all about instilling the disciplines practiced by effective private sector organizations: focusing on results, measuring our performance, caring about every dollar, and making hard decisions.

V    Richard Spires, CIO, DHS
IT Reform at the Department of Homeland Security
Six months after OMB unveiled the 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management, I am pleased to announce DHS has made substantial progress in implementing key IT Reform actions outlined in the Plan. DHS is closing data centers, moving to the cloud, improving program governance, and strengthening program management. IT Reform at DHS not only drives technological and operational transformation, it also reinforces our efforts to unite a largely decentralized agency into one.

V    Simon Szykman, CIO, DOC
IT Reform at the U.S. Department of Commerce
The IT community at the U.S. Department of Commerce has been hard at work implementing Federal IT Reform as outlined by U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra last December. After only six months, our list of accomplishments is impressive, but there is still much to be done to meet the ambitious goals set forth in the 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management.


 


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