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Earlier today, Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) reintroduced the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (EEGTA). They were joined by Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), David McKinley (R-W.Va.), and Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.). The bill is designed to help the federal government harness information technologies and data centers for improved energy performance and efficiency. It will also [...]
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Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania offered his budget address yesterday and took a page from ITAPS’ Innovation Strategy to streamline procurement processes and partner with private industry. In the address, Wolf called more attention to his newly formed Governor’s Office of Transformation, Innovation, Management and Efficiency (GO-TIME). GO-TIME is charged with identifying methods to streamline government [...]
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From 3-D printing to cloud computing and information technology (IT) services, Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) in his State of the State address recognized that these cutting-edge technologies must have a home in Ohio. “They just can’t be somewhere else,” Kasich said. Gov. Kasich, following the scripts of other governors this year, focused on lowering state income taxes and investing more dollars in [...]
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Because the Internet plays such a critical role in our lives, the idea of a free and open Internet became a flash point for Americans to send millions of comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). That same sentiment courses through the technology industry. Many of our companies could have never been founded, never thrived, nor had the significant impact of improving our society and growing [...]
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The IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS) has launched its second year with the same energy and ambition that grew it from ITI’s public sector advocacy startup into the most respected industry voice for information technology (IT) contractors. The past few months have ushered in a 25 percent uptick in membership as we welcomed Adobe, Boeing, Deloitte, Honeywell, Juniper Networks, Lenovo, and Lockheed [...]
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Tomorrow the White House is hosting a summit at Stanford University on the important topic of cybersecurity. Silicon Valley is a fitting backdrop and there will be high level participation from both CEOs and leaders from many of the companies who have long been leading cybersecurity advancements. We welcome this engagement and hope it will expand the dialogue to reinforce the notion that we all have [...]
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Late last year, as a result of an open process designed to streamline and improve Maryland’s information technology (IT) procurement process, the state’s Department of Information Technology (DoIT) issued a revised set of standard contractual terms and conditions for IT goods and services. The IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS) encouraged state officials to align their terms and conditions with [...]
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With the start of the new Congress, GAO today released their 2015 High Risk List calling attention to agencies and programs that they deem are high risks because of their exposure to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement or which are in need of transformation. Not surprisingly, the Office added “Improving the Management of IT Acquisitions and Operations” to their list this year. The federal information [...]
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Spectrum may not be a household word, but we rely on it every day for the connected devices like smartphones and portable devices that are a central part of our lives. Spectrum is a term used to describe the radio frequencies that all wireless communications use. And, as there are only so many radio frequencies, spectrum is a limited and valuable resource. As the Internet of Things (IoT) connects [...]
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Like many, we here at the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of ITI, have been studying President Obama’s proposed $4 trillion fiscal year 2016 budget in-depth since it was released this week to offer greater insights for the federal acquisition community. Upon deeper study, much of the budget the Obama administration submitted to Congress is good news for contractors, who would see [...]
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