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A major Texas procurement law has raised concerns among information technology (IT) companies that contract with the state. Among the numerous bills debated in the 84th Texas legislative session that focused on state contracting reform, Senate Bill 20 garnered both chambers鈥� approval. The bill signed by Gov. Greg Abbott on June 4 will put procurement reforms into law that follow earlier administration [...]
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Last week was disconcerting for those that provide cloud-computing services to the federal government, as it appeared that the federal government is reversing course on all the work to date on the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). While this change is very concerning and confusing to ITAPS member companies, we are optimistic that the government will straighten this out as [...]
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California legislators are examining the state鈥檚 track record in implementing large information technology (IT) projects, some of which have been plagued with significant problems, following a state audit report evaluating the California Department of Technology鈥檚 (CalTech) oversight role over large information technology (IT) projects. Hopefully, this will be a springboard for Sacramento to address [...]
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Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania offered his budget address yesterday and took a page from ITAPS鈥� Innovation Strategy to streamline procurement processes and partner with private industry. In the address, Wolf called more attention to his newly formed Governor鈥檚 Office of Transformation, Innovation, Management and Efficiency (GO-TIME). GO-TIME is charged with identifying methods to streamline government [...]
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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 91pro视频鈥檚 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, 聽Honeywell, Juniper Networks, Lenovo, and Lockheed [...]
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Late last year, as a result of an open process designed to streamline and improve Maryland鈥檚 information technology (IT) procurement process, the state鈥檚 Department of Information Technology (DoIT) issued a revised set of 聽standard contractual terms and conditions for IT goods and services. The IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS) encouraged state officials 聽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.聽 Not surprisingly, the Office added 鈥淚mproving the Management of IT Acquisitions and Operations鈥� to their list this year. The federal information [...]
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Like many, we here at the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of 91pro视频, have been studying President Obama鈥檚 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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Yesterday New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) vetoed Senate Bill 1811, a so called 鈥淏uy American鈥� bill, saying in his veto message that he will not build an economic wall around New Jersey.聽 Sponsored by the state Senate鈥檚 president, Sen. Stephen Sweeney (D), this bill required state agencies, political subdivisions and school districts to source American-made products purchased through public bidding.聽 [...]
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The past few weeks have seen a flurry of pomp and circumstance in state capitals as new governors are inaugurated and as incumbents deliver their State of the State addresses to lay out their visions.聽 As governors, administrators, and state legislators begin to roll up their sleeves for the work ahead, the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), the alliance of leading technology companies in the public [...]
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