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鈥淏uy America.鈥� Sounds good when you say it, but despite being well-intentioned, such policies simply do not reflect the reality of the modern marketplace and can ultimately serve to do more harm than good for American workers and our economy. That is why the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS) recently joined 30 business associations representing companies across several industry sectors to urge [...]
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The Department of Defense鈥檚 DFARS Network Penetration and Contracting for Cloud Services rule continues to be problematic. That is why the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS) sent a letter to Department of Defense requesting the Department host a public technical forum to resolve the many questions and concerns identified by our industry in trying to implement a Final Rule. The rule requires contractors [...]
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The start of the 115th Congress and the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on January 20th present Washington with the opportunity to address the economic concerns voiced by voters last November. These concerns in part propelled the president-elect鈥檚 victory and resulted in Republican control of both the House and Senate. The tech industry will play a critical role in driving the [...]
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The conventional wisdom in Washington always holds to not expect much from divided government, and those expectations only lower heading into a presidential election year because hyper-partisanship can turn the landscape into frozen tundra. But for every rule there is an exception. Despite the fierce headwinds, issues that are important to the technology industry cut across party lines to find common [...]
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The Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (FY 2017 NDAA) is arguably the most ambitious overhaul of the Department of Defense (DOD) since the Goldwater-Nichols reforms of 1986. After thirty years, Congress recognized the pressing need to update processes and authorities which were originally created at a time when ideas were jotted down by a pencil on a pad and then transferred to typewriters. [...]
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Last week, we welcomed Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe to the 91快活林/ITAPS 2016 Cybersecurity Forum to deliver keynote remarks to our convening of experts gathered to discuss the future of cybersecurity policy within federal and state governments. As the newly appointed chair of the National Governor鈥檚 Association (NGA), Gov. McAuliffe, spoke about the need of states to address the growing cybersecurity [...]
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The IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of 91快活林, has submitted written testimony for a hearing being held in Austin today urging the Texas legislature to revisit Senate Bill 20, which made sweeping reforms to state agency contracting and procurement law upon its passage in 2015. While we are supportive of greater accountability and transparency in the procurement process, we believe Senate [...]
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The Obama Administration has put a greater emphasis on improving government information technology (IT) and digital services than any other presidential administration in our history. We had a glimpse of the tech-savvy Obama campaign back in 2008, and again in 2012, with its adept use of social media and modern analytics. This approach continued when President Obama entered the White House, demonstrating [...]
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The IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of 91快活林, recently sent a letter urging North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) to sign state Senate bill 792 into law. The legislation, which was approved by the state legislature last week, clarifies that state information technology contracts include an expanded limitation of contractor liability. While North Carolina has existing standard terms and [...]
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I recently testified before a joint hearing of the House Oversight Committee Subcommittees on IT and Government Operations alongside government and industry representatives on the roles of the General Services Administration鈥檚 (GSA) 18F and the U.S. Digital Service (USDS) in providing information technology (IT) services to federal agencies. The discussion was robust, with Committee members and panelists [...]
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