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Making FITARA matter: An IT management maturity model
The co-chairs of ACT-IAC's FITARA Implementation Project unveil its first tool for agency IT leaders.
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Martha Dorris is leaving GSA
Longtime federal IT leader is retiring from government service Oct. 31.
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Spoofing the feds, EHR interoperability and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Ideas for the next president
It's not too early to start thinking about how to help the upcoming administration define its priorities for improving federal IT.
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Wynn takes the CIO reins at NASA
The space agency's new top tech official takes over two months ahead of schedule.
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OPM trumpets the 1 percent
In a partial release of major survey results, the Office of Personnel Management touted improvement, though the data reveal only minor changes in federal employee feelings.
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DOE tech officer set to leave
Associate CIO and CTO Peter Tseronis is leaving the Energy Department at the end of the month.
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Mounting requirements, shrinking staffs plague IGs
Expanded responsibilities under the Data Act are only going to make things tougher for understaffed IG offices, says a new report.
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Coding boot camps: 'Very empowering, very transformational'
As an alternative or supplement to a computer science degree, coding boot camps can help women get their foot in the door – or kick in the door -- of the tech workforce.
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How decision modeling can make for better government
Business decision logic is a type of data, and it's time agencies started treating it that way.
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NTSB looking for a new CIO
A posting on USAJobs for the Senior Executive Service position lists a salary range of $121,956 to $183,300.
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White House tech advisor dies in cycling crash
A key staffer in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Jake Brewer was 34.
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CIOs: 'A strategic partner, not a coder-in-chief'
Agency heads, acquisition officers and even CIOs don't need to be hard-core techies. FCW's four-part look at the expertise that's really required to make federal IT run.
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Guaranteeing back pay, sequester survey, another hackathon and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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CIOs urged to flex their financial muscle
A retired general tells federal CIOs they need to stop wasteful spending before it gets started, and says they could have a powerful ally in their agency CFO.
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Obama directs agencies to use behavioral science
The executive order is part of a continuing effort to change the way federal agencies interact with customers.
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HUD rushing into shared services future, IG says
IG David Montoya is concerned that HUD's plans are underfunded and reliant on legacy tech.
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What are agencies doing with IT money they're saving?
GAO says 24 federal agencies saved $3.6 billion between fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2014, and need to keep better track of how they reinvest those savings.
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