No Failures in Latest FITARA Scorecard But 5 Agencies Slip Lucky-photographer/Shutterstock.com
email December 22, 2020
In a first, every agency got an A on at least one metric. But a new column on telecom transition brought several agencies down.
Taking the long view, federal agencies have been making progress on IT modernization goals since the House began tracking them in 2015 through a biannual scorecard. But the latest report card shows some slippage, mostly due to a new metric.
Since the passage of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, or FITARA, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform has commissioned two scorecards each year measuring agencies progress in a host of IT reform areas.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Cheriss May/Getty Images)
Among the more than 5,500 pages of the coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress this week were a number of provisions aimed at expanding broadband and telehealth services, as well as addressing the needs of rural hospitals.
The wide-ranging bill was still embroiled in controversy by Wednesday, with President Donald Trump pushing for more stimulus money for individuals and some members of Congress, such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) saying they hadn t had time to read the mammoth legislation.
Digital health advocates also expressed mixed feelings, with the American Telemedicine Association representatives saying the organization appreciated some of the provisions in the bill while noting other ways in which it fell short.
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