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Brubaker heads to AirWatch
Pentagon's director of planning and performance management will focus on federal business for the mobile security and enterprise mobility management provider.
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Obama taps IRS vet for OMB controller post
Arthur Mader is currently senior vice president for strategy and organization at Booz Allen.
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Holgate to stay on at ACT
Casey Coleman’s move to the private sector scuttled the American Council for Technology’s succession plans.
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Linking research to real life (and to real-world budgets)
With a doctorate in neuroscience and a talent for finding funding, Ivy Estabrooke personifies the Office of Naval Research's straddling of science and military operations.
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It's not just about the money
Integrating IT employees into the larger agency culture and allowing them to innovate are crucial to recruiting the best and brightest for the federal workforce, experts say.
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Pentagon: IT departures won't disrupt relations with industry
A DOD spokesman said there was no timetable for replacing outgoing CIO Teri Takai.
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Civil service needs stories of everyday heroes
Steve Kelman suggests there are plenty of feds going above and beyond -- we simply need to put them in the spotlight.
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GSA, OPM team up to tackle training
The goal is to deliver better-focused training packages with more cost-effective contracts.
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Does anyone want to be a CIO?
Alan Balutis argues that focusing too much on "commodity IT" is an abdication of the CIO's mission.
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Brubaker leaving DOD
The Pentagon's director of planning and performance management is returning to the private sector.
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Two IRS IT projects on hold
A GAO report on the tax agency's budget says a pair of tech programs have fallen victim to spending cuts.
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Managing (and working) in a global context
Even the most insular federal employees should be mindful of other cultural norms, Steve Kelman argues. Here's a book to help.
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Rethinking (again) the role of CIO
Eighteen years after the Clinger-Cohen Act created the position, experts discuss how the job of agencies' top IT executives has changed.
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GAO: NASA improving its project management
Auditors say acquisition needs additional attention, but NASA gets good marks for managing maturing technologies.
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Cobert: Unified clearance rules are a work in progress
Deputy director says administration is working to "make continuous evaluation a reality."
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Johnson joins CAP as a senior fellow
The former presidential innovation fellow's work at the progressive think tank will focus on federal IT, procurement reform and open data.
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How bosses and workers see the federal workplace
A new report says a dangerous disconnect exists at several agencies -- and aligned views do not necessarily point to a happy workplace.
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Navy expects big savings from consolidated tasking system
Officials say TRACKER will trim the Navy's IT footprint and replace legacy, siloed systems.
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