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HealthCare.gov to get dedicated CTO amid leadership changes
A new management structure is being put in place to run HealthCare.gov at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Pinocchio, George Washington and the challenge of promoting honesty
Research on three- to seven-year-old children might unlock ways for managers to encourage ethical behavior in the workplace.
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Learning to innovate like NASA
Start by thinking big. "There is always time later to rein in ideas to fit budget and schedule parameters," author Rod Pyle says.
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'The critical link is giving people ownership'
Author Rod Pyle discusses what other agencies can learn from the culture and systems that have driven NASA's accomplishments.
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SEC trying out the business information officer
CIO Thomas Bayer brought the idea to government from his time at Capital One.
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Bowen: Consolidating health IT about culture, not tech
The military's planned move to a unified electronic health record means big management and organizational changes.
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Thornberry welcomes data, stresses human factor in acquisition reform
Texas Republican leading reform effort says Pentagon Undersecretary Frank Kendall’s office will need help to tackle the issue of acquisition workforce training.
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Fixating on failure
Failing fast is the best way to get better -- in agile development and in life.
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Agencies want more guidance on digital strategy
IT and HR managers are reasonably happy with the progress their agencies have made but want senior leaders to play a more active role.
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How agencies can accelerate innovation
GSA's 18F and similar programs promise to jump-start innovation efforts at agencies, and here are five ways to ensure their success.
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Money, promiscuous partnering and 'intrapreneurs'
ACT-IAC workshop explores what's really required for innovation in the public sector.
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May leads NIST, Sandia explores scanning
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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New CIO at Commerce an old government hand
Steve Cooper, who was the first CIO at Homeland Security, is taking over for Simon Szykman at Commerce.
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Looking for the next class of leaders
FCW is accepting nominations for the 2014 Rising Star awards, and we need your help identifying the IT professionals in government and industry who are poised to take charge.
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Donovan talks up management in OMB confirmation hearing
Senators tell nominee that Sylvia Burwell will be a tough act to follow as director.
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VA is acquiring new scheduling IT, says CIO
An acquisition is in the works to replace VA’s troubled scheduling software with a commercial system.
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The myth of the telework gender gap
New data has destroyed the notion that teleworking is the nearly exclusive province of women with small children.
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IT near top of human capital woes
Federal chief human capital officers told a GAO forum that agencies could be missing cost savings by not coordinating on HR IT.
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House and Senate VA bills put senior execs on notice
Legislation is in motion to give the VA more authority to fire senior executives, but is that the best solution to the agency's woes?
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