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What 'Moneyball for Government' really means
Steve Kelman argues that there are two distinct flavors of this data-driven assessment -- and that their advocates don't talk nearly as much as they should.
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A $300 million IT flop
Six years and nearly $300 million later, the Social Security Administration has decided to press "reset" on its project to improve the claim processing system. Here's what happened.
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Can 28 nations collaborate online?
As NATO seeks a "cultural shift," a new intranet system will serve up to 10,000 would-be collaborators.
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Senate confirms Creedon at NNSA
New deputy administrator returns to the agency after a decade on Capitol Hill and at the Defense Department.
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'Our goal is to eliminate you as an agency'
Senators grill a little-known Commerce Department agency on whether it's a redundant repository for reports and a middleman for agencies seeking to avoid complicated acquisition rules.
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Harvard grads then and now: How America has changed
Steve Kelman reflects on what an alumni update suggests about career choices and public service.
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Nominee promises digital answers to VA problems
The Obama administration’s attempt to turn the page at the Veterans Affairs Department moved to Congress with the confirmation hearing of Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald.
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The power of priorities, postponing DCGS-A and opening data in D.C.
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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GAO: Q&A with Gene Dodaro
Richard Cohen recently sat down with Gene Dodaro to discuss his experiences in working with the GAO.
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Call for all applicants: DIA needs a CIO
See what the Defense Intelligence Agency is seeking for its top IT job.
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GovTV: Selling federal managers on a new HR dashboard
OPM Director Katherine Archuleta touts the workforce insights available (to some) on UnlockTalent.gov.
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FCC's crash, American Systems' new CEO and Los Alamos' latest app
News and notes from around the federal IT community
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Open Gov: Who's late out of the gate?
A handful of agencies, including the departments of State and Veterans Affairs, are lagging behind the pack in releasing their open government plans.
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Booz Allen CEO to retire at year's end
Ralph Shrader has been with the management and technology firm for four decades; his successor will step in on Jan. 1.
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Does interoperability have to be hard?
Everyone agrees that electronic health record systems work only when different platforms can communicate, but standards are still a work in progress.
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ITI adds Hill veteran to government affairs team
Shannon Taylor joined the Information Technology Industry Council from the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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How IT and accounting can play nice
Financial shared services and Data Act compliance will drive more CIO/CFO collaboration. Here's how it should work.
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DOD acquisition reform focused on people, not processes
Undersecretary Frank Kendall sees cultural change taking root among the Pentagon's 150,000-strong acquisition workforce.
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