The Internal Revenue Service still relies on legacy IT for critical day-to-day operations. According to the Government Accountability Office, over 30% of applications, 23% of software instances in use and 8% of hardware assets are considered legacy systems.

Dave Hinchman, director with GAO's Information Technology and Cybersecurity team, explains what his team found at IRS and next steps the organization can take to continue their IT modernization journey.

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Moving off legacy IT at IRS

The Department of the Air Force will conduct its next “BRAVO” hackathon March 20 to 24, at HurlBurt Field in Florida. Prior BRAVO hackathons have resulted in prototypes and innovations that influence major Department of Defense programs.

Stuart Wagner, chief digital transformation officer of the Air Force and Space Force, and Jimmy “Rev” Jones, lead program manager of the Air Force’s “STITCHES” warfighter application team, explain what their organization hopes to learn from these hackathons. 

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Using hackathons to ignite innovation in DOD

Agencies across government are all navigating various IT modernization and application modernization journeys. Technology leaders are looking for ways to collect, manage, and analyze vast amounts of data generated during this process. 

Department of Labor Chief Information Officer Gundeep Ahluwalia joined Scoop News Group’s Wyatt Kash to discuss how he is doing this at his organization, as well as making sure it’s done securely. 

Sean Connelly is senior cybersecurity architect and TIC program manager at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. In this highlight from the Zero Trust Summit presented by CyberScoop, Connelly explains how various federal cyber guidance documents play a role in shaping government cybersecurity.

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Dept. of Labor’s IT modernization journey; Shaping cybersecurity guidance across government

The Department of State is using robotic process automation to cut the processing time for its monthly financial statement from two months to two days. 

Speaking at FedScoop’s ITModTalks last week, State Department Chief Information Officer Kelly Fletcher explains how her organization is using artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency of back-office operations.

Last month you heard on The Daily Scoop Podcast how the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is supporting one of the first federal civilian agency software factories. That software factory is supporting a remote workforce of nearly 500 thousand employees and has shortened the development of programs from years to weeks.

At ITModTalks, USPTO CIO Jamie Holcombe closed out the event by explaining the approach his organization takes to IT Modernization.

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Using RPA to improve back-office efficiency; USPTO’s approach to IT modernization

Federal employee engagement and satisfaction was slightly down overall across the federal workforce in 2022, according to the latest Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings from the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group. 

Partnership for Public Service President and CEO Max Stier discusses the 2022 rankings and explains what might be the cause for a decline in engagement and satisfaction for the second straight year.

The Department of the Navy is working to translate data into successful outcomes for its IT modernization journey.

Justin Fanelli, technical director of Program Executive Office Digital and Enterprise Services at the Department of the Navy, tells Scoop News Group’s Wyatt Kash how his team is delivering those outcomes.

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Federal employee engagement and satisfaction down; Translating data into successful IT outcomes

The Office of Management and Budget is celebrating the five-year anniversary of the Technology Modernization Fund. First established in 2018, the TMF is currently managing nearly $700 million for 38 investments across 22 federal agencies.

Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana and TMF Executive Director Raylene Yung discuss some of the milestones from the first half-decade of the fund, the unique opportunity it provides federal agencies to undertake digital modernization projects and how TMF will continue to support government IT efforts. 

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5 years of the TMF with Executive Director Raylene Yung and Federal CIO Clare Martorana

The Government Accountability Office is highlighting 37 areas in this year's High Risk List. GAO says progress has been made in 16 of those areas, the most since the watchdog began rating high-risk areas eight years ago.

Michelle Sager, managing director for strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, explains what’s new to the list this year and the progress that has been made on cybersecurity and IT issues areas across government.

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What’s new and where has progress been made on GAO’s High Risk List

On the Priorities podcast, two Arkansas Administrative Office of the Court leaders say their efforts to build a new system instead of going with a commercial product is saving the state a significant amount of money.
https://statescoop.com/arkansas-courts-it-modernization/

In the news this week:

Delaware’s new CIO Greg Lane says he’s looking forward to completing some key projects that he helped develop during his time as the state’s CTO now that he’s in the top job himself. 
https://statescoop.com/delaware-greg-lane-cio-digital-government/

Long-awaited proposals to update a section of the Americans with Disabilities Act and introduce technical standards to improve the accessibility of state and local government websites and apps are imminent, according to Justice Department officials. 
https://statescoop.com/state-local-web-accessibility-standards-doj/

Seven subway stations in New York City are now equipped with some type of artificial intelligence to track fare evasion, according to a May report from the city’s transportation authority. 
https://statescoop.com/nyc-ai-subway-fare-evasion/

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Inside Arkansas courts’ modernization efforts

In this Tech Barometer podcast, four IT industry experts discuss trends and early best practices shaping IT sustainability strategies.

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Transcript:
https://media24.connectedsocialmedia.com/nutanix/04/20697/Experts_Discuss_Top_IT_Sustainability_Challenges.pdf

IT Modernization

Experts Discuss Top IT Sustainability Challenges

A podcast covering the latest news & trends facing top government leaders on topics such as technology, management & workforce. Hosted by Billy Mitchell on FedScoop and released Monday-Friday.

Each Wednesday, StateScoop’s Priorities Podcast explores the latest in state and local government technology news and analysis. Listen to in-depth conversations with government and industry’s top executives, and learn about trending stories affecting state and local IT leaders ranging from modernization and digital accessibility to the latest advances in generative artificial intelligence.

Explore the cutting edge of enterprise cloud computing. Tech Barometer is the Podcast affiliate of The Forecast by Nutanix, which covers people and tech trends driving digital transformation. Business Ieaders, engineers and industry experts share insights and anecdotes about the quest to modernize IT.

New tracks tagged #IT modernization