Government IT Strategy Sees Smart Island

Malta sets new IT strategy to create a smart island. ...

... "In terms of the new strategy, the government wanted to see IT in every aspect of life, with the country exploiting all the opportunities which IT offered and all the people benefiting from these gains. " ...

Via Times of Malta: Smart Island

Government IT Project Short-List

Trust, credibility and competence are called into question when risky government IT projects are undertaken. The UK ID card project is not leveraging lessons-learned. ...

... "Asked to name one IT project where the government has got it right over the past decade, and the answer appears quickly enough: there is none. " ...

Via Sunday Herald: Lost Discs

Project Transparency and Oversight

High-risk government IT projects are on the rise as federal project managers share the facts on their projects. This is a good thing as there's significant investment at risk. ...

... "OMB attributed the increase to better oversight of the projects and better reporting. " ...

Via FederalTimes: Project Management

Government IT Projects: COTS

Governments are getting fiscally smarter by making smarter software investment decisions, such as common off-the-shelf software, COTS, when IT projects are considered. ...

... "Another change lawmakers approved would require agencies to justify paying for a custom-built computer system whenever they decide they don't want to use a standard off-the-shelf program. " ...

Via Pierce County Herald: Government IT Projects

IT Org Model Seeks to Integrate Distributed Teams

Government reorganizes IT leadership in order to increase performance on key projects and initiatives. ...

... "The idea is for the governor's respected Chief Information Officer Michael Locatis to forge better collaboration and expertise-sharing among information technology teams now scattered across 20 agencies ... " ...

Via GovExec: Reorganizing for IT Project Success

Project Business Case: Watch List

Feds make progress in managing down project gaps as watch list volume decreases. ...

... "The management watch list highlights weak business cases for hundreds of government IT projects. The projects are considered at risk because of deficient acquisition strategies, poor data security measures or flawed design plans. " ...

Via Federal Times: Project Business Case and Watch List

Government IT Project Cancelled

Wisconsin IT project cancelled after delays and overruns in upgrading a legacy system. ...

... "The project was halted in the second of seven phases, which involved an appeals system that was never completed due to delays and the accompanying expense ... " ...

Via Wisconsin Technology Network: Wisconsin Technology Projects

Federal-IT Project Management Progress

Feds make progress on the IT project management front, close gaps in security, and have more work to do on talent. ...

... "OMB also reported that, based on current agency submissions, 83 percent of major IT investments have qualified project managers compared with approximately 70 percent reported in last year's submissions. " ...

Via GCN: IT Perspective on the Federal Budget