OMB’s latest IT memo echoes years of policy, but signals some important shifts agencies can’t ignore
OMB’s latest IT memo echoes years of policy, but signals some important shifts agencies can’t ignore  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Tue Apr 07 2026
Description: OMB memo M‑26‑10 revisits familiar themes around CIO authority and IT governance, but with sharper expectations for transparency, reporting, and shared responsibility. The question now is what agencies are expected to do differently and how this guidance changes day‑to‑day decision‑making for federal IT leaders. Here to walk us through the key points of the memo is former GSA Administrator and Senior Fellow at George Mason University’s Baroni Center for Government Contracting, Emily Murphy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.