New roles and transformation progress at VA….Eating crow….IBM is watching….Gone fishing. […]

Federal CIO Tony Scott will again lay out his vision for the $3.1 billion IT modernization fund on July 14 at the Palo Alto Networks Federal Forum. MeriTalk has launched the #GreatScott campaign—an online petition to keep Scott in office through the transition of administrations. Scott’s presence and leadership may be the key to making the fund a reality….CIA’s investments could pay for that modernization campaign….At VA, confusion about what’s a medical device and what’s IT. […]

In a disturbing trend, VA is losing the people battle….Get ready to brainstorm! MeriTalk is hosting some of the biggest names in government IT on June 15 at the annual Cloud Computing Brainstorm. […]

Exclusive: VA Chief Information Security Officer Resigns Brian Burns, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ chief information security officer, has resigned, according to an internal agency memo obtained by MeriTalk. His last day with VA will be June 10. Burns took over the CISO post last November.       The Situation Report: Is This The […]

Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott will soon announce his pick as the first Federal chief information security officer. Brian Burns is exiting as CISO at VA. Are these things related?…Speaking of VA, personal data has a way of being carelessly handled. […]