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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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Building more agile project management offices

Delivering business outcomes with continuously changing IT portfolios requires project managers to have a more entrepreneurial skill set.

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Longtime procurement expert Gordon set to retire

The former OFPP administrator and GAO executive, now an associate dean at GWU Law School, is retiring in July.

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Casey Coleman moving to Unisys Federal Systems

AT&T Government Solution executive and former GSA CIO will lead Unisys' civilian agency practice.

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Clothes make the manager, data could boost women in STEM, DOE deputy CIO departs

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

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Agencies take first scary steps under FITARA

Federal CIO Tony Scott says the new law could mean some CIOs will be out of work.

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Unpacking Terry Halvorsen’s 3 reasons for pursuing BYOD

Bob Stevens contends that the Pentagon's test program is proof of BYOD's importance.

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Mobile: It's not just IT, it's an adventure

PEO-EIS Victor Gavin says the Navy wants to adopt not only new technologies, but also a mobile mindset.

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Good management or measurement make-work?

Goals are good, but reporting requirements can easily get out of hand.

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How to spot a Rising Star

Nominations for the 2015 awards are now being accepted -- here's what you need to know to put forth a winner.

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Hashmi bids a fond farewell

GSA's outgoing CIO wrapped up his tenure with a laudatory blog post.

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A key job opening for category management and wide-open (office) spaces

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

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'At will' employment for SES: What could possibly go wrong?

Plenty, according to a recent survey of Senior Executive Service leaders, who are worried about congressional efforts to make them at-will employees.

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NASA still tops in agency innovation rankings

The five best-scoring large agencies improved on last year's numbers, but government-wide ratings continued to slide.

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Jones moves to DOT tech office

As chief program officer, Jimmy Jones had a hand in some of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board's major projects.