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Reminder: Corporate IT projects can also crash and burn
Steve Kelman derives some insights from the season of corporate annual reports.
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Hanging up on robocalls
The Federal Trade Commission has chosen the winners of a contest for technology to thwart automated telemarketing calls.
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Cureton's temporary successor picked
The departing NASA CIO will be replaced, for the short term anyway, by an associate deputy administrator.
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The future of the CIO
As NASA CIO Linda Cureton leaves government for the private sector, she offers some parting thoughts on the changing role of the federal CIO.
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A modest proposal: Eliminate poor performers first
Sen. Tom Coburn has some questions for OPM about personnel priorities and furloughs.
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Making the FCC more responsive
Technology can make proceedings more transparent, commissioner says.
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From big data to better decisions
Progressive IT departments are moving beyond big data's hype by focusing on its promise of enabling better decision-making.
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OMB nudges PortfolioStat to a new level
VanRoekel, Zients stress the importance of agencies delivering IT as a service.
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IT helps Treasury crack down on financial crime
The IRS is catching its own dishonest employees as well as outside fraudsters, thanks to sophisticated technology.
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USGIF CEO Stu Shea steps down
Founder of the non-profit educational foundation will remain as chairman.
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Partnership for Public Service adds former fed to its board
David Kappos directed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office until February
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Telework first-timers look back on the experience
Newcomers to telework who took part in Telework Week found it to be eye-opening.
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OPM readies exit survey for departing SES members
The government has been missing out on valuable information it could be collecting from leaders who leave.
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OMB urges shared services for financial management
Traditional approaches to financial systems implementations have left agencies exposed to significant risks in cost, quality and performance, according to OMB memo.
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VA chief of staff resigns
John Gingrich has announced plans to leave the agency by March 31 after decades in public service.
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Rebalancing act: DOD's leadership weighs priorities
Although Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recently directed Defense Department officials to reevaluate the military's most important goals in light of reduced resources, the department remains obligated to a number of things, and negotiating them will require tactical leadership.
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Rep. John Mica at a glance
The Florida Republican and former Transportation and Infrastructure chairman now heads House Oversight's Government Operations Subcommittee, where federal IT is very much on the agenda.
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Agencies sign pact to strengthen acquisition training
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the General Services Administration pledge to strengthen their cooperation and commitment to the Federal Acquisition Institute.
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CDC's Seligman wins Federal 100 President's Award
Longtime CIO suggests that all his agency peers deserve recognition for the 'tremendous difficulties' they face.
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