People

Transition Watch: Obama CTO needs clear authority, former feds say

The new position needs the power to effect collaborative and technical transformation.

People

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.

People

FCW Insider: Career exec as deputy CTO?

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Ideas

What should the CTO do?

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People

A tipping point for NIEM?

Policy initiatives have aided the fast adoption of information-sharing standards framework.

People

Google tool seeks to track flu trends

The query-based system may be as much as two weeks faster than traditional disease-surveillance methods.

People

Get smart

Here is Dave Wennergren’s list of 10 books that are valuable for information leaders.

People

Leadership by the book

DOD’s Dave Wennergren spreads a gospel of trust, information sharing and enlightened management through selective reading.

People

The 13 behaviors for cultivating trust

These behaviors stem from character, competence, or a combination of the two.

People

The 4 cores of credibility

The key to building trust in organizations is alignment — linking an organization’s design around those cores and behaviors.

People

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.

Digital Government

Final E-Verify rule kinder to small businesses

Regulation that takes effect on Jan. 15 has a higher threshold for contracts subject to the employee vetting requirement.

Ideas

Former Feds Mentioned as Possible Federal CTO

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