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Cobert nominated to head OPM
President Obama nominated Beth Cobert, who has served as the Office of Personnel Management’s acting director since she took over for Katherine Archuleta in July, to serve as OPM’s full director.
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VA names new info security chief
CIO LaVerne Council tapped agency insider Brian Burns for the key role of chief information security officer.
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What will Paul Ryan’s speakership mean for federal workers?
Groups representing federal workers worry that Speaker Ryan will back pay freezes for federal workers and steep cuts to federal benefits as part of plans to balance the budget.
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Hiring astronauts on USAJobs, undersea cable worries and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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CIO Baitman is bolting HHS
After a tenure that included a move to the cloud and the launch of HealthCare.gov, Health and Human Services Department CIO Frank Baitman is stepping down.
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Former DOE CTO Tseronis joins Deep Water Point
Peter Tseronis, who left the Energy Department last month, is now working at a Washington-based consulting firm that connects investors and entrepreneurs with federal business opportunities.
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Tony Scott drops the new federal cyber strategy
The federal CIO announced the Cybersecurity Strategy and Implementation Plan on Oct. 30, alongside updated FISMA guidance, all aimed at improving Uncle Sam's cybersecurity posture in months and years to come.
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Turco to leave Veterans Health Administration
The chief financial officer will retire at year's end, capping a 32-year federal career.
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VHA taps Fred Mingo to help lead Vista Evolution
A 2006 Fed 100 honoree is taking a leadership role in one of the biggest IT projects in the federal government.
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Women, send in your resumes already
Men might barge ahead with an application, but women tend to hold back unless they feel 100 percent qualified for a job. The VA's CTO says her experience shows why that's a terrible approach.
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How telework breeds loneliness for the office-dwellers left behind
Telework is great for those who need it and can capitalize on distributed work. But a new study shows the morale of those left behind can suffer as telework programs expand -- and can spark an office exodus rooted in loneliness, not necessity.
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'If you're slow, then you're in deep, deep trouble'
Federal CIO stresses leadership, speed and next-gen IT.
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Survey shows support, with reservations, for shared services
More organizations are planning to make the leap to shared financial services, but they're not necessarily excited about it -- or confident that they'll see many benefits.
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GSA gets strategic
The humdrum General Services Administration is repositioning itself as a strategic partner for government agencies.
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Can agencies make the most of FITARA?
At the Executive Leadership Conference, FITARA authors and implementers discussed what it will take to truly put the law into effect.
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Funding IT projects in an era of constrained budgets
With money tight, experts say CIOs need to be creative and collaborative to find funding for new IT projects.
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Can better personnel management smooth presidential transitions?
When the next U.S. President takes office in January 2017, he or she will inherit a sprawling and complex bureaucracy that will need an injection of talent at the highest levels. Are there new and better ways to make that happen?
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OMB rolls out proposed A-130 changes
The Office of Management and Budget's A-130, a 15-year-old computer security guidelines document for federal agencies, is getting a refresh in light of new law and policy.
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Why FITARA is more about management than IT
As agencies work to comply with new IT acquisition law, federal CIO Tony Scott says the big question marks are about management, not technical IT issues.
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