/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/authors/mary-davie/ Recent content on Digital.gov Hugo en-us /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2017/06/08/hybrid-cloud-a-key-to-phasing-in-new-technologies/ Thu, 08 Jun 2017 11:00:38 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2017/06/08/hybrid-cloud-a-key-to-phasing-in-new-technologies/ Like any newer technology, cloud computing has faced adoption challenges. IT managers understand the huge potential efficiency improvements and savings that cloud computing can bring to their agencies, but also have questions about security, compatibility, and funding. With these concerns and without a clear path to cloud computing, many agencies continue to maintain on-premises solutions. /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2017/05/11/my-q-a-with-the-it-industry-whats-working-and-what-could-be-improved-in-federal-acquisition/ Thu, 11 May 2017 12:00:53 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2017/05/11/my-q-a-with-the-it-industry-whats-working-and-what-could-be-improved-in-federal-acquisition/ I recently met with more than 50 representatives from the top IT services companies and talked about the good and the bad in federal acquisition. Some of the discussion was surprising … some not so much. The key takeaways include some changes that are fairly simple for government to implement, yet have big impacts. 1. /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/11/29/health-it-services-sin-ready-to-serve-agencies/ Tue, 29 Nov 2016 12:00:35 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/11/29/health-it-services-sin-ready-to-serve-agencies/ This summer I announced the the release of our new Health IT Services Special Item Number (SIN 132–56) on IT Schedule 70. Now, I am happy to report that the SIN has been awarded to 65 highly qualified industry partners — with that number continuing to grow daily as new contracts are being awarded. With such a /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/07/14/enhancing-our-nations-cybersecurity/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:00:04 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/07/14/enhancing-our-nations-cybersecurity/ The mission of U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)’s Integrated Technology Services (ITS) is to deliver best value technology solutions to the government and the American people, and one of the most critically important capabilities that our nation currently needs is strengthened cybersecurity. We have been working with numerous other federal agencies to ensure that the