NewPay will replace legacy systems used by multiple agencies like the Interior Business Center's and require a degree of collaboration seldom seen in government, according to human resources experts.

Outdated code, old hardware and attrition of the qualified workforce makes IRS's IT management a risky game.

"Our goal is to get a lot of the data into an environment where we can start making better decisions," said the Pentagon No. 2.

Taking a ‘people, processes and technology’ approach to modernizing federal IT systems.