Jason Miller

Washington, D.C.

Executive Editor at Federal News Network

Host at Ask the CIO

Federal News Network executive editor

Articles

Federal CIO wants problem solvers, not problem describers

17 hours ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Jason Miller

Another key Trump administration official is cutting back on consultants. Greg Barbaccia, the federal chief information officer, said his office will no longer meet with research, advisory and strategy consulting firms. Instead, Barbaccia told his team in an email — shared with federal CIO community and obtained by Federal News Network — that he will only meet with companies that build and deliver actual solutions.
Navy PEO C4I focusing on speed, creativity, effectiveness

22 hours ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Jason Miller

Agencies and contractors often throw around the word “innovation” like sprinkles on ice cream. A little bit here and a little bit there. But one Navy organization is trying to take the concept of innovation and spread it around like hot fudge. Capt.
Understanding Liability Waivers: Key Considerations For Arizona Homeowners Associations

1 day ago | mondaq.com | Jason Miller

To protect against legal exposure and reduce the risk of costlylitigation, many organizations—including homeownersassociations—require volunteers and participants to signliability waivers before engaging in activities that carrypotential risks. A liability waiver is a contractual agreement inwhich a participant acknowledges certain risks and agrees torelease the organization from liability for injuries or damagesthat may occur during a specific activity.
Sen. Peters believes the time is right for SAMOSA

2 days ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Jason Miller

A bi-partisan group of Senators are trying to get ahead of the legislative clock and push through a software management bill that potentially could lead to billions of dollars in savings across the government. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and others will reintroduce the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act today, Federal News Network has learned.
White House wants to move TMF to ‘pass the hat’ funding model

3 days ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Jason Miller

The Trump administration is zeroing out the Technology Modernization Fund for next year. But that doesn’t mean its coffers will be empty. As part of newly released fiscal 2026 budget details, the White House is proposing a new funding model for the TMF. The General Services Administration, which oversees the TMF, wants to make it a revolving or working capital fund of sorts.
SCORE facing tough road ahead if SBA’s budget is cut

4 days ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Jason Miller

Small business advocates are sounding the alarm bells over the Small Business Administration’s fiscal 2026 budget request. The White House is proposing to eliminate several long-standing programs that support the development of small business, including Women’s Business Centers and SCORE.
Dunkin broke down longstanding barriers as Energy’s CIO

1 week ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Jason Miller

When Ann Dunkin became the Energy Department’s chief information officer back in 2021, she got a call from one of her predecessors. Dunkin said that person told her Energy’s unofficial motto was “you’re not the boss of me.”Nearly four years later, Energy’s long-time narrative has changed. “The environment that you go into at Energy is you’ve got semi-autonomous and autonomous organizations and all have different relationships with headquarters.
Results of the first review initiates battle over budget rules

1 week ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Jason Miller

During the confirmation hearings of the Office of Management and Budget director and deputy director for budget earlier this year, lawmakers pressed Russ Vought and Dan Bishop about whether they would comply with the Impoundment Control Act. The budget rules of the road require Congressional approval if OMB decides not to spend money appropriated in law.
Protected: How no-code platforms can accelerate improvements to citizen services

1 week ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Jason Miller

Insight by Smartsheet Protected: How no-code platforms can accelerate improvements to citizen services There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Jason Miller@jmillerWFED May 28, 2025 4:05 pm < a min read Copyright © 2025 Federal News Network. All rights reserved. This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area.
OPM tries again to modernize HR systems with new RFP

2 weeks ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Jason Miller

The Office of Personnel Management is taking a second bite at the apple to modernize its human resources platform. OPM released a new request for proposals on Thursday through the General Services Administration schedules program for a secure, cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) human capital management (HCM) platform.