IT leaders from throughout the federal government discussed the value of how software measurement can positively impact their development process at CAST’s recent Cyber Risk Measurement Workshop in Arlington, VA – just outside of the Washington, D.C. area. The event brought together more than 40 IT leaders from several governmental agencies, including the Department of Defense and Department of State, system integrators and other related organizations. The group shared their experiences in how their respective organizations are driving value to end users and taxpayers.

They are there all right, ticking time bombs in government IT systems, as they are moved from legacy to contemporary cloud architectures. It’s no secret that there are huge initiatives underway in the federal government to reduce cost by eliminating redundancy. The area of redundancy that administrators point to most is at the network and infrastructure level.