What the IRS’s 2026 Direction Signals About Modern Government Operations
As federal agencies look ahead to 2026, a clear theme is emerging across government. Better service delivery depends on stronger operational foundations. For the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), that means continuing to shift toward a digital-first taxpayer experience while ensuring reliability, trust, and resilience at national scale. The focus is not just on introducing new […]
The Fed Mission Success Round Up: Government Shutdown Ends; Free ChatGPT for Veterans; and Permanent Energy CIO
Welcome to the Fed Mission Success News Round Up brought to you by Makpar. Each week, we will provide a summary of actionable news and insights to help aid in overall mission success for Federal agency IT decision-makers and influencers. The Longest Government Shutdown in U.S. History Comes to a Close Last week, President Trump […]
INFOGRAPHIC: How DevSecOps Secures the Federal Software Pipeline
In today’s evolving cyber threat environment, security cannot be an afterthought. DevSecOps integrates security into every stage of the software development lifecycle, from initial design through deployment, ensuring federal systems are built secure-by-design and remain resilient against attacks. Federal mandates such as OMB M-22-18, recent Executive Orders on cybersecurity, and the NIST Secure Software Development […]
INFOGRAPHIC: Stopping Government Fraud Before It Starts
Fraud and improper payments remain a persistent challenge across the federal government, costing taxpayers hundreds of billions each year. However, the landscape is shifting. With agencies like the U.S. Department of the Treasury leading the charge in data-driven prevention, there’s a growing emphasis on using smarter tools, agile workflows, and AI to identify and stop […]
The Hidden Cost of the Annual Appropriation Cycle: Creation of Waste and Lost Innovation
This article was written in collaboration with President Kaamil Khan, whose leadership and insights helped shape its core themes and direction. With the GSA starting to roll out certain elements of FAR 2.0 for streamlining federal acquisition, Congress should take this moment to reexamine the annual appropriation cycle. A modernized funding approach would help agencies […]