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Carter would bring acquisition, tech experience to top Pentagon job

Ashton Carter, who has often had a hand in Pentagon IT issues, is rumored to be Obama's pick for Defense secretary.

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What the USDS team is up to

As the U.S. Digital Service gets going, it is focused on HealthCare.gov, VA technology and hiring.

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IT hiring, new Oversight staff and CBO on workforce reductions

News and notes from around the federal IT community.

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Rebecca S. Ayers

This Rising Star is transforming the way agencies track and manage their employees' performance.

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Megan Schmith

This GSA Rising Star took over an interagency working group that focuses on sharing best practices and experiences and grew its membership by 400 percent.

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Kent Reynolds

This Rising Star led a complete overhaul of Treasury's Budget Formulation and Execution Manager -- on budget and with no system downtime.

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Christina Manol

This Rising Star helps the Army's PEO EIS manage $1 billion worth of programs aimed at outfitting soldiers with the latest IT.

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Benjamin Rhodeside

This Rising Star was instrumental in building bipartisan support for the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act.

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Corruption and causes for thanksgiving

Steve Kelman considers the costs of corruption in Mexico, China, and most developing countries -- and argues that Americans should keep their own government troubles in perspective.

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Make your Federal 100 nominations today!

Nominations for the 2015 awards are open until Dec. 23.

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The future of federal IT

Meet 24 men and women who are driving key changes in federal IT -- and shaping up as the community's likely leaders of tomorrow.

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Sivak: It's about 'changing the way we do things'

In the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program, HHS matches project teams with outside tech experts to work for a year on innovative projects.

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With Hagel leaving, what now for the innovation initiative?

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is stepping down, but the innovation initiative he announced Nov. 15 could live on. FCW interviewed three former high-ranking officials about what it will take for the effort to succeed.

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Correction: Doney not leaving DIA early

Agency's chief innovation officer says he will stay through early 2016 as planned.

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Gumming up government, but only for a while

A GAO report says shutdowns throw a monkey wrench into the gears of government, but any long-term impact appears minimal.

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10 IT skills that matter in 2015

A private-sector survey finds that project managers are in greater demand than big-data pros.

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DIA's innovation lead not stepping down

Correction: Defense Intelligence Agency Chief Innovation Officer Dan Doney tells FCW he will stay through February.

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Professional values and government outputs

Want to change your organization's culture? Steve Kelman suggests starting with the type of professions from which you hire.

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Tangherlini: 'On the technology front, we're just getting going'

GSA's administrator talks with FCW about short-term hiring, long-term planning and Robert Frost.

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One man's 'detailed knowledge'...

Former CTO Todd Park told a House subcommittee that he didn't manage HealthCare.gov before its ill-fated launch.