Making the software acquisition process more agile
Jennifer Pahlka, Founder of Code for America, explains the significance of pilot programs that will test out a new color of money the Pentagon can use to buy software
Jennifer Pahlka, Founder of Code for America, explains the significance of pilot programs that will test out a new color of money the Pentagon can use to buy software
Peter Ranks, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Enterprise at the Department of Defense, details the Pentagon’s plan to decouple hardware and software across the department
Frank Kendall, senior adviser at the CSIS International Security Program and Former Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics, discusses the appointment of Jeff Boleng to take the lead on software acquisition at DoD.
For government, the paradigm shift to an Internet of Things is already underway. The lynchpin is sensors — and lots of them. In the coming years, federal IoT will also require foundational investments in cloud computing, software, analytic capabilities, and cybersecurity (to defend it all). Matthew Hummer of Govini details a new way of thinking […]
Nick Sinai, former federal deputy chief technology officer, discusses 18F’s effort to overhaul the way the federal government purchases software, by revamping the Authority to Operate process.
