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FITARA Scorecard 16.0: EIS, Other Improvements Lift Federal Agency Scores One-third of the 24 Federal CFO Act agencies earned higher grades on the 16th edition of the FITARA Scorecard released today by the office of Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., ranking member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation.
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- Air Force Cancels $5B Cyber Solicitation Due to ‘Overwhelming Response’
- Sneak Peek: Federal Cyber Leaders Hitching Quickly to AI Tech
People
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Former Air Force CIO Knausenberger Lands at SAIC Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has hired former Air Force Chief Information Officer (CIO) Lauren Knausenberger as the company’s chief innovation officer.
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IT Remains Feds’ top Challenge for Five Years Running, IGs Report The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) issued a summary today of the top challenges facing Federal agencies, as identified by those agencies’ respective Offices of the Inspector General (OIG) – and once again IT issues headed up the list.

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Policy
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FITARA 16.0 Scorecard Set for Release Tuesday Version 16.0 of the FITARA Scorecard is set for release on Sept. 26, to be followed by a roundtable discussion on the new agency IT scores led by Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va. – who is ranking member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation – with participation from several large Federal agency representatives.