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U.S. CTO stepping down

Todd Park is moving to Silicon Valley to recruit talent into federal IT ranks.

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More hands-on engagement promised at this year's ELC

As the government pivots to agile, this year's ACT-IAC leadership meeting hones in on practical problem solving.

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'Hacking bureaucracy' at 18F

Greg Godbout, executive director of GSA's innovation lab, wants to set an example in hiring and other areas for the rest of the federal government to emulate.

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A new direction for Presidential Innovation Fellows

New PIF Director Garren Givens has revamped the selection process and installed a new system that means less "parachuting in" and wider opportunities for participants.

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GSA unveils unified acquisition strategy

the Federal Acquisition Service aims to be both a better provider and a trusted adviser.

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Another CIO heads for the door

SEC's Thomas Bayer announces October departure.

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GovTV: Mikey Dickerson's first day

A White House video sheds some light on the U.S. Digital Service head's orientation -- and his wardrobe choices.

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Staying out of the email hot seat

The IRS was the latest agency to learn about email archiving the hard way. Here's how to avoid being next.

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Digital Service and agency IT: Advice for Mikey

Steve Kelman has some suggestions to help the administration's latest IT outsider succeed.

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Energy Department CIO Brese headed to private sector

Bob Brese’s last day on the job as CIO at the Energy Department will be Sept. 5.

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Nicole Wong leaving OSTP

The U.S. deputy CTO is headed back to California.

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Social media rules!

Steve Kelman argues that government must do more to embrace the realities of social media's massive influence.

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JIE comes into focus under Halvorsen

After three months on the job, acting DOD CIO Terry Halvorsen is putting his stamp on leading Defense IT projects.

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Sylvia Burns promoted to Interior CIO

The department’s new chief information officer had served as acting CIO since March.

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The REAL regulatory challenge of agile development

Steve Kelman argues that TechFAR's problem with agile is at the task order level, not the contract level.

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Analytics could drive the future of VistA

The next generation of VA's electronic health record should see benefits from agency advances in predictive analytics.

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OMB launches digital services team to guide IT projects

The team will be headed by Mikey Dickerson, a former Google engineer who served on the team that helped fix HealthCare.gov.