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FDIC CIO on leave
Barry West also is leaving his post as president of the board at the Association for Federal Information Resources Management.
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GSA taps Starinsky for acquisition institute
Melissa Starinsky was previously chancellor of the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy.
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USAJobs makeover is OPM's summer job this year
OPM plans to address problems with the federal job portal with an agile, continuous delivery approach this summer.
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HHS picks Fox for CTO
Susannah Fox ran health and technology surveys for the Pew Internet Project and was entrepreneur-in-residence at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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When the agency CIO heads to Silicon Valley
Never mind the dress codes. The real divide between East and West is over how to build and for whom.
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The 'no' teams try saying 'yes, if'
Different departments with different goals can hamstring federal IT projects – especially when it comes to the lawyers. The fix lies in communication, early and often.
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DOD needs a change in acquisition culture
The Pentagon needs a modern, agile acquisition process that can get technology into the field faster — and industry should take the lead.
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Roth tapped to head GSA
The president says he wants to remove the "acting" from GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth's title.
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Secure sharing: Maintaining the right balance
Think you can succeed by zeroing in on a single problem? Sorry, but life is not that simple.
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Hiring, firing, pay and training -- it all needs fixing, says panel
Public vs. private pay, management training and probationary period lengths were at the center of a discussion on how the federal workforce has gone wrong and how the problems might get fixed.
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GSA's Dorris honored, Ambrose moves to VA and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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IT a big reason Congress is pondering a private air traffic control system
While the safety record of the FAA-operated air traffic control system leads the world, stakeholders are concerned about the slow pace of technological upgrades.
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McClure elected to IAC leadership role
Veris Group exec and former GSA official takes over as executive vice-chair of ACT-IAC's industry half.
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Why acquisition reforms fall short
After two decades of good intentions, it's time for an enterprise strategy for IT acquisition and management.
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Why it’s time for a town hall meeting
Interactive, regularly scheduled meetings are the best way to share information with employees and address their concerns.
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Painful hiring keeps tech talent at bay (but does money matter?)
Government needs more talented techies. Is low pay keeping them away, or is it the snail's pace – and tortured process – of federal hiring that's turning them off?
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Looking for future leaders
Rising Star awards honor individuals doing great things today -- and who are likely to be filling the senior slots tomorrow.
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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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