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Oracle rips innovation shops
In comments on a planned governmentwide modernization scheme, database firm Oracle called on the federal government to rethink open source and hiring software coders.
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A how-to software guide for federal managers
A guide from 18F aimed at federal managers without a software engineering background prioritizes continuous, incremental improvement and user-centered design.
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GSA elevates Davie, makes changes at 18F
Longtime IT procurement specialist Mary Davie is now deputy commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, while 18F Acting Executive Director Dave Zvenyach becomes acting assistant commissioner for the FAS Office of Systems Management.
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18F seeks to streamline ATO process
Innovation group 18F has launched an interagency project aimed at reducing the time and red tape in the security compliance process for commercial products.
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GSA 'grossly mismanaged' TTS, special counsel says
The independent Office of Special Counsel backs whistleblower claims that innovation shops at GSA were poorly managed.
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GSA reorg surprised rank and file
The move to fold the Technology Transformation Service under the Federal Acquisition Service came as a surprise to the workers at 18F and TTS.
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DOJ taps 18F for FOIA portal
The innovation shop 18F is tasked with creating a one-stop portal to handle Freedom of Information Act requests for all 119 agencies covered by the transparency law.
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CIO Council: Get on the same platform
The CIO Council wants agencies to modernize using shared cloud-supported solutions and hosted APIs.
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Former 18F director joins cBrain
The former head of the General Services Administration's 18F innovation shop has joined service founder Greg Godbout at the digital government firm cBrain.
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18F: The empire strikes back
Oversight has its place, Steve Kelman writes, but the IG reports focused on 18F almost seem hostile to innovation.
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GSA watchdog barks at 18F on shadow IT
Innovation shop 18F is playing by its own rules, according to the General Services Administration's inspector general.
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Cloud.gov clears FedRAMP
The General Services Administration-run Cloud.gov platform is ready for federal agencies to host online applications.
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Obama codifies PIF program on last morning in office
President Obama signed a bill making the Presidential Innovation Fellows program a permanent fixture of government, during his last hours in office.
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Login.gov moving ahead
The bid to establish a single login for accessing government services is moving again on the last full day of the Obama presidency.
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FBOpen shuttered due to low usage
The GSA site designed to acquaint entrepreneurs, innovators and small enterprises with opportunities in government contracting has been shuttered since the summer.
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Can a Hollywood techie grow government's innovation shop?
The software whiz behind Pixar's movies Rob Cook surprised even himself by coming out of a "failed retirement" to take a top technology job at the General Services Administration.
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New 18F rules for bug hunters
The General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Service spelled out exactly how it wants security researchers to report vulnerabilities found on a variety of government systems.
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U.S. CIO Tony Scott open to sticking around
Tony Scott said he has not ruled out the possibility of working with the Trump administration, if offered the chance.
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Connolly: Choppy waters ahead for civilian agency IT
FedRAMP, 18F and the federal workforce as a whole face uncertain futures in the next administration, according to Rep. Gerry Connolly.
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