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HHS adds four more 'Entrepreneurs in Residence'

The latest participants in the department's tech development program were matched with teams of HHS employees to work for a year on "high risk high reward projects."

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OGIS' Miriam Nisbet heads for the exits

After five years on the job, the founding director of the Office of Government Information Services believes that a deeper understanding and acceptance of FOIA is seeping into the federal government.

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VA reorg could further centralize IT

While IT procurement and design are already quite centralized under the Office of Information and Technology, sources tell FCW that telemedicine IT and app development at the Veterans Health Administration will be rolled up under the OI&T as well.

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18F hackathon aims to involve more women in civic tech

GSA's innovation hub hosts training day and coding collaboration geared toward women in technology.

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Maybe it's the managers who need training

The Presidential Management Fellows program aims to train the agency leaders of tomorrow and is expanding its STEM efforts. But many of the fellows say the program is falling short.

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Passing the gavels on Capitol Hill

Key oversight chairmanships will shift in the next Congress, thanks to Republicans' Senate wins and House GOP rules.

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How to rebound from a large-scale IT failure

A HealthCare.gov gears up again for open enrollment, there are lessons to be learned for future system roll-outs.

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Are internships the secret weapon for hiring young talent into government?

Steve Kelman explains how the Pathways Programs offer agencies a fast track to hiring recent graduates.

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In search of cyber pros (and other IT rock stars)

FCW Editor-in-Chief Troy Schneider shares five points to remember when submitting nominations for the 2015 Federal 100 awards.

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Knowing when to stand your ground

New research suggests that strategies for making good decisions where the choices are complex may be very different from those where the clear answer involves courage.

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Kindergarten coders

U.S. CTO Megan Smith says everyone will benefit if students begin learning to code when they are learning to read.

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Tangherlini: 'Rome wasn't burnt in a day'

GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini remains effusive about the problem-solving potential of government.

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Hamm new FedSIM director

Chris Hamm will assume the duties of the retiring Steve Viar, who has headed GSA's Federal Systems Integration and Management center since 2010.

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AT&T's Kapoor wins Mendenhall award

ACT-IAC honor recognizes leadership and commitment to public service in the federal IT community.

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Picking up the open-gov torch

Obama administration officials are confident a solid foundation and a new team will support open-government plans even after the departure of two key leaders.

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18F to launch consulting group and project dashboard

The consulting service arose from the ongoing challenge of being called in to fix IT projects long after they were funded, scoped and set in motion.

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Red tape holding back hiring at U.S. Digital Service

Deputy Federal CIO Mikey Dickerson says senior leaders need to get better about understanding technology to improve outcomes on large scale IT projects.

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Survey: Feds like their jobs and their bosses, not too sure about senior leaders

OPM's annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey found that most federal employees still find their work to be important, even if many critics do not.

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DeSalvo shifts focus from health IT to Ebola crisis

HHS's national coordinator for health information technology has been named acting assistant secretary for health, effective immediately.

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Competition, performance and the proper degree of pressure

Steve Kelman suggests that Harvard's performance culture could offer lessons for federal agencies.