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Teaching digital government at Harvard today
Steve Kelman sits down with his colleague David Eaves to discuss, among other things, the differences between "digital" and "IT."
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Public employee unions in the crosshairs of Supreme Court case
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could have ramifications on the membership and power of public employee unions.
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Raj Shah exits DIUx
After almost two years at the helm of the Pentagon's innovation shop, Raj Shah is returning to the private sector.
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Senior feds need better job prep, survey says
Just half the new SES members reported satisfaction with their onboarding experience, according to a newly released survey from the Office of Personnel Management.
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VA chief to reimburse for wife's travel, tickets
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is looking to put a highly charged oversight report behind him as he presses for his 2019 budget request.
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Peace Corps CIO exits after 3 months
Rick Endres is no longer Peace Corps CIO; deputy CIO Scott Knell, who served as the acting CIO for most of 2017, is back leading tech at the agency.
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Feds protest Trump's workforce plans
As senators voted to advance White House picks to lead OPM, unionized feds protested the president's civil service plans.
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GSA to take over IT Dashboard, preps for MGT
The General Services Administration is planning to set up operations to oversee MGT Act implementation, take over the IT Dashboard and expand shared services.
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IG rips VA chief over travel, tickets
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is in the crosshairs of an inspector general report, which alleges he improperly accepted government travel for his wife and free tickets to Wimbledon over the course of an offiical 10-day trip to Europe.
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Experts fear Trump budget shortchanges Census
As the Census Bureau looks down the home stretch toward the 2020 population count, experts say the proposed $3.8 billion FY 2019 budget isn't enough.
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White House looks to cut workforce, civilian-side funding
As part of its $4.4 trillion budget proposal, the White House is looking to cut retirement benefits for feds and take steps to peg pay to performance.
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DOJ's Kevin Deeley passes away
The Justice Department's hard-working, award-winning Deputy CIO died over the weekend, the agency confirmed.
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Challenges facing the new CIO
The Trump administration has a blueprint for IT modernization, and the new federal CIO pick Suzette Kent is walking point on the challenge in her first government -- and first tech -- position.
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OPM looks to improve training, fix skills gap
The Trump administration's human resources strategy includes tasking agencies with better use of data and revising organizational structures.
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ARCIC head announces retirement
Maj. Gen. Robert “Bo” Dyess announced his retirement during a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing Feb. 7.
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Trump names new ethics chief
The Trump administration has nominated Emory Rounds to head the Office of Government Ethics.
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OMB's user guide to the MGT Act
The Office of Management and Budget is working on a rules-of-the-road document to cover how agencies can seek and use funds under the MGT Act.
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IT hiring fair offers early successes
Federal agencies are seeing an early yield from their participation in a first-of-its-kind governmentwide federal IT hiring fair in November.
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Oversight Chairman Gowdy won't seek reelection
After a short stint holding the House Oversight and Government Reform gavel, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) announced plans to leave Congress.
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