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IT Modernization
Panel at NLIT: IT Lessons Learned and Modernization During the COVID-19 Crisis
October 13, 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EDT
Panelists:
Rocky Campione, CIO, U.S. Department of Energy
Wayne Jones, Associate Administrator for Information Management and CIO, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), U.S. Department of Energy
Roger Stone, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of White House Information Technology
Moderator:
Bob Heckman, CIO, Criterion Systems, Inc.
IT’s response to the pandemic has highlighted the technologies, strategies and culture necessary to drive success going forward. The health crisis has dramatically changed the way IT departments provide services to their organizations. That includes supporting the massive shift to a work-from-home model that few could have fathomed a few months ago. But the crisis has also highlighted the importance of investing in modernization and the need for Agencies to develop, update, improve and implement their IT modernization plans. In June 2020, Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., sent letters to 10 major federal agencies asking what each is doing to modernize aging IT systems, as issues with legacy systems have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis. This panel will share some lessons learned and discuss some of the challenges and promised benefits of IT modernization.
Topics:
Organizational agility begins with culture
Remote work is now a fact of life — and supporting it requires structure
The cloud and virtualization have become even more critical
Organizations need flexible software platforms and strategies
Simplification and standardization are vital
A people-centric approach to IT security is necessary
AI and machine learning can be game changers
Technology innovation can be contagious
Criterion’s IT Modernization Approach
Criterion’s Agile IT modernization approach is designed to modernize agency infrastructure in a repeatable, scalable manner based on best practices identified by industry and internal government stakeholders. Using our two-speed approach, Criterion focuses its efforts on quickly fixing/updating customer-facing applications while taking a slower and more measured approach to updating backend systems. This allows very quick iterations on the frontend without incurring the concurrent cost and risk that goes along with updating supporting systems at the same time. Backend technology is updated at a more moderate pace, which ensures that technology transformation occurs without putting the organization at substantial risk.
