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But holes in its availability prove there's work to be done. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_0" class="date">09/24/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_1"> <div id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_dvSection_1" class="section">Comment</div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/24/comment-connolly-modernization-pandemic-tmf.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201007053615im_/https://fcw.com/portals/-/media/GIG/EDIT_SHARED/Cloud/cloud_0.png" alt="cloud (Phaigraphic/Shutterstock.com)"/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_1"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/24/comment-connolly-modernization-pandemic-tmf.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization">A call for visionary investment</a></h3> <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_pSummary_1" class="summary"> Investing in IT modernization is not an either-or proposition, Rep. Connolly writes. This pandemic has presented Congress a choice: We can put our head in the sand and pretend these failures didn't happen, or we can take action to be prepared for the future. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_1" class="date">09/24/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_2"> <div id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_dvSection_2" class="section">Comment</div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/23/comment-no-tmf-in-covid-relief-cagw.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201007053615im_/https://fcw.com/portals/-/media/GIG/EDIT_SHARED/Budget/data_dollars_techspend.jpg" alt="shutterstock image By enzozo; photo ID: 319763930"/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/23/comment-no-tmf-in-covid-relief-cagw.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization">Don't tap COVID relief for IT modernization funds</a></h3> <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_pSummary_2" class="summary"> Taxpayer money spent on the response to the pandemic should be targeted and temporary, with significant transparency and accountability, and should not include a proposed $1 billion addition to the Technology Modernization Fund. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_2" class="date">09/23/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_3"> <div id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_dvSection_3" class="section">Defense</div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/23/guckert-army-eis-priorities.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201007053615im_/https://fcw.com/portals/-/media/GIG/EDIT_SHARED/PEOPLE/G/guckert_ross_armyEIS.jpg" alt="PEO Mr. Ross Guckert, hosting the virtual change of charter ceremony for Project Manager Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Thursday, July 30, 2020. Photo credit: Laura Edwards, Army PEO EIS Graphic Designer"/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_3"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/23/guckert-army-eis-priorities.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization">Prioritizing talent, diversity to boost modernization at PEO EIS</a></h3> <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_pSummary_3" class="summary"> Ross Guckert, the new program executive officer for enterprise information services, took on a new role at a tumultuous time. FCW talked with him to understand why people are at the center of his priorities. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_3" class="date">09/23/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_4"> <div id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_dvSection_4" class="section">Management</div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/18/qsmo-rockwell.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201007053615im_/https://fcw.com/portals/-/media/GIG/EDIT_SHARED/Acquisition_Contracting/digital_services.jpg" alt="shutterstock ID: 402857011 By vectorfusionart"/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_4"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/18/qsmo-rockwell.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization">Shared services poised for adoption</a></h3> <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_pSummary_4" class="summary"> Quality Service Management Offices shared service offerings move closer to reality for federal agencies. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_4" class="date">09/18/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_5"> <div id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_dvSection_5" class="section">Comment</div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/18/comment-modernize-culture-ashok.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201007053615im_/https://fcw.com/portals/-/media/GIG/EDIT_SHARED/Modernization/gears.png" alt="gears (adike/Shutterstock.com)"/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_5"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/18/comment-modernize-culture-ashok.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization">Culture and IT modernization</a></h3> <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_pSummary_5" class="summary"> Attempting to modernize without a comprehensive approach that accounts for an agency's culture, engages its workforce and addresses critical business practices can actually create new or additional challenges that limit effectiveness and negatively affect mission outcomes. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_5" class="date">09/18/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_6"> <div id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_dvSection_6" class="section">IT Modernization</div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/16/vba-reprograms-covid-funds-education-tech.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201007053615im_/https://fcw.com/portals/-/media/GIG/EDIT_SHARED/Buildings/VA_shutterstock_726344818.jpg" alt="Department of Veterans Affairs (Photo: bakdc / Shutterstock)"/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_6"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/16/vba-reprograms-covid-funds-education-tech.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization">VA taps CARES Act funds for IT</a></h3> <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_pSummary_6" class="summary"> The Veterans Benefits Administration at the Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to reprogram about $250 million in COVID-19 emergency funding to modernize its troubled education benefits system. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_6" class="date">09/16/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_7"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/blogs/lectern/2020/09/kelman-contractor-mentor-protege.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201007053615im_/https://fcw.com/portals/-/media/GIG/EDIT_SHARED/Management/teamwork.jpg" alt="teamwork (SFIO CRACHO/Shutterstock.com)"/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_7"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/blogs/lectern/2020/09/kelman-contractor-mentor-protege.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization">Re-imagining the small-business mentor-protege model</a></h3> <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_pSummary_7" class="summary"> Steve Kelman looks at the efforts of a non-traditional contractor to bring new firms into the fold. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_7" class="date">09/14/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_8"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/10/comment-wennergren-trust-transition.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201007053615im_/https://fcw.com/portals/-/media/GIG/EDIT_SHARED/Management/riskmanagement.png" alt="risk management"/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_8"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/10/comment-wennergren-trust-transition.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization">Delivering outcomes, building trust</a></h3> <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_pSummary_8" class="summary"> Few things will derail a project as fast as a lack of focus on mission outcomes and maintaining trust. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_8" class="date">09/10/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_9"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/10/opm-gibbs-nominee-hsgac-senate-hearing.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201007053615im_/https://fcw.com/portals/-/media/GIG/EDIT_SHARED/Buildings/OPM_HQ.jpg" alt="By Mark Van Scyoc Royalty-free stock photo ID: 285175268"/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_9"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/10/opm-gibbs-nominee-hsgac-senate-hearing.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization">OPM nominee deflects questions about conspiracy tweets</a></h3> <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_pSummary_9" class="summary"> John Gibbs, the HUD official selected to lead the Office of Personnel Management, wasn't pressed by lawmakers on a history of controversial tweets of conspiracy theories and calling the Democrats the party of Islam. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_9" class="date">09/10/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_10"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/09/williams-dod-5000-update-acquisition.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201007053615im_/https://fcw.com/portals/-/media/GIG/EDIT_SHARED/Buildings/Pentagon/pentagonriver.jpg" alt="DOD photo by Senior Airman Perry Aston 11th Wing Public Affairs"/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_10"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/09/williams-dod-5000-update-acquisition.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization">DOD refreshes acquisition policies</a></h3> <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_pSummary_10" class="summary"> The Defense Department released a long-awaited update of policies governing its buying practices, with an eye to rapid technology acquisition. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_10" class="date">09/09/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_11"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/08/rockwell-gao-greatest-it-hits.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201007053615im_/https://fcw.com/portals/-/media/GIG/EDIT_SHARED/Modernization/workflowprocess.jpg" alt="workflow (Hurca/Shutterstock.com)"/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_11"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/08/rockwell-gao-greatest-it-hits.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization">GAO rounds up mission-critical IT projects</a></h3> <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_pSummary_11" class="summary"> An overview of 16 key IT projects finds some common risks and pitfalls. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_11" class="date">09/08/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_12"> <div id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_dvSection_12" class="section">Health 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OEHRM is leading the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ transition from its existing electronic health record system to a new one that is interoperable with the Department of Defense and the U.S. Coast Guard."/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_12"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201007053615/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/03/mazmanian-va-ehr-reboot.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization">VA reboots health record rollout</a></h3> <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_pSummary_12" class="summary"> Leaders of the VA's $16 billion health record modernization plan look to jumpstart their implementation schedule. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_12" class="date">09/03/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_13"> <div id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_dvSection_13" class="section">Oversight</div> <a 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