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New challenges face the new Presidential Innovation Fellows

A new group of private-sector leading lights has been assembled to try to outdo last year's class.

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Marion Royal and Hyon Kim: Data.gov's dynamic duo

The growth of Data.gov from 47 data sets at its launch in May 2009 to more than 400,000 today is impressive. It's even more so when one considers that the team running it can be counted on one hand.

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Healthcare.gov relaunches, prepares for ACA open enrollment

The website that will play a big role in providing insurance information skips content management system in favor of a flat-file approach.

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Joanie Newhart: Building teams that can buy smarter

As the Obama administration's point person for federal procurement reform, Newhart is charged with making sure the government has the best possible workers on the front lines of government acquisition.

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Julie Boughn: Parsing the IT budget puzzle

Few IT budgets are larger — or more important — than the one Julie Boughn helps oversee at the Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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Berry to say 'g'day' to Australia

Obama taps former OPM chief as ambassador to the land down under.

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VA reports inroads on claims backlog

As processing speed improves, official expresses confidence of meeting the effort's 2015 target.

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Who will take the pledge?

Steve Kelman has a modest proposal for improving the agency procurement process. It involves commitment.

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Remembering Ginny McCormick

A GSA veteran and linchpin of the federal IT community passes away.

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Jason Chaffetz: Tech-savvy leader on the Hill

The Utah congressman is carving out space for himself as one of the key technology policy experts in the Republican caucus.

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Deloitte picks new federal consulting leader

Janet Foutty, formerly the consulting firm's managing director of technology, will take over from John Gibbons.

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Matthew Goodrich: 'Mr. FedRAMP'

FedRAMP's program manager is quick to share credit for the program's success.

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Minh-Hai Tran-Lam: Bringing the big picture into focus

As government releases more information online, OMB's Minh-Hai Tran-Lam helps agencies change their processes for managing IT investments and disseminating the data.

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GAO warns CMS exchanges behind schedule

As deadline nears, testing delays leave little margin for error, report finds.

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Federal workers remain pessimistic about rewards

Survey shows pockets of employee confidence at certain agencies, but lower morale is common.

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Stacie Boyd: Bringing business rigor to NSF's IT

Stacie Boyd, branch chief for security, architecture, policy and plans at the NSF's Office of Information and Resource Management's Division of Information Systems, has 'risen at every job she's done,' says Dan Chenok.

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Paul Brubaker: Budget-conscious before it was cool

Through his varied career that includes congressional staff positions, the private-sector and agencies, Brubaker has pursued a singular goal: government efficiency and lower costs.

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FCC nominee avoids policy commitments at hearing

FCC chairman nominee urged to commit to reducing federal communications spectrum.

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Senators press on reform at Tangherlini's confirmation hearing

Vote set for next week on acting GSA administrator's nomination to take the role permanently.

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Former GAO head seeks congressional OK for cost-cutting commission

David Walker, the leader of the Government Transformation Initiative, envisions a bipartisan commission to trim government waste and duplication.