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In search of more Presidential Innovation Fellows
GSA is taking applications through April 7 for the third round of the program.
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Verizon exec joins TechAmerica board
Verizon Enterprise Solutions VP Sonya Cork is a 26-year communications and IT veteran in civilian and defense agencies.
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IT spending dips slightly in Obama budget request
All the net savings come on the defense side, where the request for IT funding is down about 6 percent from fiscal 2014 spending.
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Budget eyes better training for senior executives
The executive training proposal complements a broader, $56 billion plan aimed at improving customer service by federal agencies.
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ACT-IAC taps executive partners
The 2014 Partners Program includes 16 government employees and 16 industry counterparts.
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Army workforce management system questioned
A GAO report says the Army Workload and Performance System is duplicative and needs tighter oversight.
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GAO: DOD, VA need to move on interoperable health records
The joint program needs better management and clear lines of responsibility, the watchdog agency said in a report.
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Telework Week expected to draw 100,000-plus feds
Pledges for 2014 to work remotely have already exceeded last year's.
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CIO Council revives Workforce Committee
The panel will focus on recruiting, retaining and training IT staff.
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Behind the scenes at the HealthCare.gov tech surge
A new report reveals insider details from the scramble to save HealthCare.gov.
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DOD must mesh realignment with approaching budget battle
Current plans to trim Pentagon spending are clipping around the edges, and officials fear tougher choices will be hard for Congress to agree to.
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ABBA, taxes and unintended consequences
Steve Kelman muses on why the Swedish singers dressed so badly -- and what it means for agency rulemakers.
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Szykman to leave Commerce
CIO tells colleagues he expects a successor to be named quickly, sets no firm departure date.
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New Zealand civil service: A land without turkey farms
Steve Kelman discovers that the Kiwis' public sector does not even have terms for "turkey farm" or "retired in place."
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New leader named at Navy Cyber Command
Rear Adm. Jan Tighe will move into the top spot from her current post as deputy commander.
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New performance goals in the offing
Beyond the overall review, DDM Beth Cobert says there is more to come on the administration's look at IT procurement and program management.
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Managing the IT talent portfolio
Agencies often overlook the importance of having a strategic management plan for one of their most valuable resources: The IT workforce.
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Major cities not playing ball with OPM clearance probes
One of the cities that has refused to help with background checks for federal employees and contractors is Washington, D.C.
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Work: It's what you do, not where you do it
In the ongoing quest to save money, many agencies are turning to flexible, communal office space -- and are redefining work in the process.
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