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Getting beyond 'random acts of mobility'

While government can see the potential of mobile, lack of coordination is a recipe for failure, says HP Enterprise Services executive Bryan Coapstick.

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GSA launches 'digital incubator'

The agency's new 18F program is intended to work like a tech startup aimed at helping build federal Web services.

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CIOs focused on training

Sixty percent of those surveyed said training is the answer to squeezing more efficiency out of a reduced workforce.

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STEM students ponder public service

In a Partnership for Public Service survey, one in four college students ranked government as one of their top three job targets.

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Chief acquisition officer leaves GSA for White House

Anne Rung replaces Joe Jordan as administrator of OMB’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

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Financial system for HealthCare.gov lags

In January, the government warned of the potentially dire consequences if the financial management back end of HealthCare.gov were not up and running by mid-March. Mid-March has arrived, and the system has not yet been built.

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Project management, Jedi style

Major IT projects require a "do, or do not" approach, say those who have been through the wringer.

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NASA names new chief technologist, acting CTO

MIT's David W. Miller will serve as NASA Administrator Charles Bolden's principal advisor on agency-wide technology issues, policies and programs.

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A window into the federal soul

Technology can simultaneously amplify mistakes and make them easier for customers – in the government’s case, citizens – to see.

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Data the key factor in mobile device management

Few people care about what happens to a device, points out Good Technology CTO Nicko van Someren, but most care what happens to the data on it.

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Cobert: TechStat will adapt to agile development

A renewed focus on improving IT delivery in the wake of HealthCare.gov’s troubles includes intervening earlier in the development cycle and examining the direction and risk of projects at the pilot stage.