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id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_4"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232205/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_4" 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_4" class="date">09/16/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_5"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232205/https://fcw.com/blogs/lectern/2020/09/kelman-contractor-mentor-protege.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201001232205im_/https://fcw.com/portals/-/media/GIG/EDIT_SHARED/Management/teamwork.jpg" 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management"/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_6"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232205/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_6" 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_6" class="date">09/10/2020</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/20201001232205/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/10/opm-gibbs-nominee-hsgac-senate-hearing.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201001232205im_/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_7"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232205/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_7" 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_7" class="date">09/10/2020</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/20201001232205/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/09/williams-dod-5000-update-acquisition.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201001232205im_/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_8"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232205/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_8" 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_8" class="date">09/09/2020</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/20201001232205/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/09/08/rockwell-gao-greatest-it-hits.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201001232205im_/https://fcw.com/portals/-/media/GIG/EDIT_SHARED/Modernization/workflowprocess.jpg" alt="workflow (Hurca/Shutterstock.com)"/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_9"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232205/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_9" class="summary"> An overview of 16 key IT projects finds some common risks and pitfalls. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_9" class="date">09/08/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_10"> <div id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_dvSection_10" class="section">Health 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232205/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/08/31/rockwell-gao-ssa-agile.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201001232205im_/https://fcw.com/portals/-/media/GIG/EDIT_SHARED/Acquisition_Contracting/agile.png" alt="(CharacterFamily/Shutterstock.com)"/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_11"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232205/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/08/31/rockwell-gao-ssa-agile.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization">GAO: SSA's contracting guidance lacks agility</a></h3> <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_pSummary_11" class="summary"> The Social Security Administration has embraced agile software development, but needs to delineate how contracting personnel fit into the picture, says federal watchdog <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_11" class="date">08/31/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li 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organization's own definition, and hundreds more that might or might not. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_12" class="date">08/24/2020</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">Acquisition</div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232205/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/08/21/rockwell-stars-iii-due-gsa.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201001232205im_/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_13"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232205/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/08/21/rockwell-stars-iii-due-gsa.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization">STARS III deadline draws near</a></h3> <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_pSummary_13" class="summary"> The STARS II small business contract proved so popular that its ceiling value has been extended several times, but the General Services Administration is ready for its successor. <span id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_spnDate2_13" class="date">08/21/2020</span> </p> <div class="MemberContentDescription"></div> <div class="MemberContentPurchase"></div> </li> <li id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_liListItem_14"> <div id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_dvSection_14" class="section">People</div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201001232205/https://fcw.com/articles/2020/08/15/mazmanian-arrieta-resigns-hhs.aspx?admgarea=TC_ITModernization"><img src="/web/20201001232205im_/https://fcw.com/portals/-/media/GIG/EDIT_SHARED/PEOPLE/A/Arrieta_jose-HHS.png" alt="Jose Arrieta, associate deputy assistant secretary for the HHS Division of Acquisition "/></a> <h3 id="ph_pcontent2_0_lvItemList_h3Title_14"><a 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