Monthly Archives: March 2011
IT Reform: OPM Creates IT Program Manager Title
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has released a draft proposal that creates a new, official federal title: IT Program Manager. This title will round out the IT Management 2210 series, which currently includes the IT Project Manager and IT …
The Evolving CIO: From Financial Compliance Origins to Data Singularity
Note: I have started a blog series to share my reflections and create a dialogue on how the role of the CIO must adapt to meet the information management challenges that face us as we move deeper into the 2nd …
IT Reform: Agencies Hold First TechStat Sessions
Agency-level TechStat sessions are currently under way, with 24 Federal CIO Council agencies on track to have held their first TechStat by March 31. As of March 25, 15 agencies have already held their first session. A TechStat is a …
IT Reform: Results of Review Sessions
In a White House “White Board” video released March 16, U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra discusses how the IT Dashboard has driven $3 billion in savings for the American people. The video was part of the White House blog series on …
IT Reform: ITWCA Survey Analysis Training Begins March 22
Thanks to all who participated in the 2011 IT Workforce Capability Assessment (ITWCA) survey. In the next phase of the project, training will be provided to agency human capital planners on March 22, 24, and 31 to extract and analyze …
White Board: The IT Dashboard & the Value of Transparency
In this White House White Board, U.S. Chief Information Office Vivek Kundra explains how the IT Dashboard website helped save $3 billion in taxpayer funds and make government more efficient by shining a light on the federal government’s IT projects
IT Reform: TechStat Video Tutorial Released
The TechStat video tutorial launched today to assist Federal CIO Council agencies with standing up their own TechStat sessions. The video provides an overview of the TechStat process, and is part of a comprehensive training program that includes the TechStat …
The Challenge of Delivering Successful IT Programs
A series of posts in which the DHS CIO outlines his beliefs and real-world implementation practices that deliver successful IT programs. I have had the good fortune of being involved in large-scale IT program management for 25 years. My involvement …
TechStat Training Overview
Hosted by Ari Isaacman Astles of the Office of E-Government, this TechStat video overview was launched to assist Federal CIO Council agencies with standing up their own TechStat sessions. The video provides an overview of the TechStat process, and is …
President’s Management Advisory Board Meeting
The President’s Management Advisory Board holds its inaugural meeting.
