Lower grades were anticipated with the addition of a cloud metric in the 17th FITARA scorecard, Rep. Connolly said. “The object here is to move up.”

The statute that governs federal acquisition doesn’t currently have a definition for cloud, posing challenges, GAO’s Carol Harris noted at the roundtable with Rep. Gerry Connolly.

The number of CFO Act agencies receiving A grades on the 16th FITARA Scorecard grew to three since the previous grades were issued in December 2022.

All other agencies' grades remained unchanged.

Former DHS CIO Richard Spires; Federal CIO Clare Martorana.

The scorecard currently includes a "CIO direct reporting" component, which assesses how much real authority each agency gives to their top IT leader.

He is the first lawmaker to announce their candidacy for the soon-to-be-vacant ranking Democrat position.

GAO’s Director of IT and Cybersecurity Carol Harris and Executive Director of the IBM Center for The Business of Government Dan Chenok.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission was the only agency whose grade increased from a C- to a B.

The departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Justice and the Government Accountability Office are likely candidates given outstanding task orders.