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Is OPM's big hiring decision all it's cracked up to be?
Excepted-service hiring authority is a welcome tool for some agencies, but it's temporary relief in the ongoing struggle to snatch up digital services talent — and it has been a long time coming.
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Wanted: concrete steps toward culture change. Can MOC deliver?
ACT-IAC's "Management of Change" conference will try to pin down the un-pinnable: a culture of innovation.
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White House taps Princeton prof as deputy CTO
Ed Felten was named to the No. 2 CTO spot at the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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What worries private sector CIOs, and why it matters to feds
Consternation about rapid change demonstrates the "mega shift" underway in technology, says a new survey of CIOs.
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Rep. Connolly wants you to tell him a story
The Virginia Democrat is soliciting success stories about federal employees who go above and beyond the call of duty.
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Congress weighs in on DHS social media outreach
A House-passed bill approved May 6 by a Senate panel would expand the scope of Homeland Security's Social Media Working Group.
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OPM carves out broad hiring exception for digital services
The move comes as OMB is pushing agencies to create in-house digital services teams akin to GSA's 18F and its own U.S. Digital Service.
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Council makes her case to take over tech at VA
LaVerne H. Council outlined her leadership style and plans to manage the VA's $4.2 billion in annual tech spending.
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Air Force CIO describes requirements nightmare
Air Operations Centers form the cornerstone of the Air Force's command and control, but the service's top IT officer says an upgrade in AOC architecture has been anything but smooth.
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FBI cyber boss gets bigger portfolio
Joseph Demarest, who took a leading role in pointing the finger at North Korea for the Sony hack, moves to the No. 2 position in the Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch.
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White House digital strategist steps down
Nate Lubin also worked on the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns.
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Air Force setting up Silicon Valley office
The USAF will be joining the Department of Defense in Silicon Valley.
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CIO Scott: Fed tech 'is a contact sport'
FITARA is about relationships more than CIO authority, says the CIO with the most authority.
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OMB: New CIO authorities won't 'bottleneck' IT planning, acquisitions
Agency CIO jobs are about to get more powerful, and potentially more interesting.
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Former DISA comptroller alleges retaliation
In an exclusive interview, Jimaye Sones, who was Defense Information Systems Agency comptroller from 2005 to 2013, says he was reassigned after revealing questionable accounting practices at the agency.
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Could the 2020 census be another HealthCare.gov?
While it's too early to yell boondoggle, GAO says any delays and "we very well could have another HealthCare.gov on our hands."
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'The most unpopular person in the Pentagon'
DCMO nominee Peter Levine makes his case to be the one to go into "other people's rice bowls and tell them they're not doing it right."
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What program management really means
The failure of massive federal IT projects can usually be traced to poor management. The solution is as multilayered as the projects themselves.
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