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Transition Watch: Obama CTO needs clear authority, former feds say
The new position needs the power to effect collaborative and technical transformation.
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Transition Watch: Talk heats up about CTO job description
As well as speculation over who would take the job as the government’s chief technology officer under President-elect Obama, there’s almost as much talk about what the CTO would do once in office.
Digital Government
New ethics rules end voluntary reports
Government contractors must now notify the inspector general's office and contracting officer when they find credible evidence of a crime related to a government contract.
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A tipping point for NIEM?
Policy initiatives have aided the fast adoption of information-sharing standards framework.
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Google tool seeks to track flu trends
The query-based system may be as much as two weeks faster than traditional disease-surveillance methods.
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Leadership by the book
DOD’s Dave Wennergren spreads a gospel of trust, information sharing and enlightened management through selective reading.
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The 13 behaviors for cultivating trust
These behaviors stem from character, competence, or a combination of the two.
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The 4 cores of credibility
The key to building trust in organizations is alignment — linking an organization’s design around those cores and behaviors.
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Organizational success: A matter of trust
Leaders will reap dividends if they align their organizations with core principles and behaviors that increase trust.
Digital Government
Davis headed to Deloitte Consulting, sources say
Retiring Republican lawmaker was ranking member and former chairman of Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Digital Government
Opponents of Internet gambling ban like their odds in '09
Rules criticized for potentially tying hands of new administration, burdening financial services industry.
Digital Government
NASA could save money through consolidation of IT purchases
Inspector general says agency should allow employees to negotiate for lower prices on equipment.
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