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Milholland exits IRS

Without a restoration of the hiring authority that brought him in, the long-serving CTO departed the IRS at the end of June.

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DDM nominee looks to transition, IT modernization

Andrew Mayock, the president's nominee for deputy director of OMB, said his priorities would be modernizing IT, cutting costs and ensuring a seamless transition to the next administration.

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Why Beth Angerman sees a shared-services opportunity

Hacks, tight budgets and oversight are driving a governmentwide push to shared services.

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'Policy' and 'operations': Don’t choose one over the other

Steve Kelman argues that government needs more leaders with experience in both areas.

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Google legend joins Defense Digital Service

Matt Cutts, Google's longtime search quality guru, is taking a leave of absence to join the Defense Department's digital SWAT team.

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The IC details its struggles with diversity

In its first public report on workforce demographics, the intelligence community reveals it lags behind the federal government on diversity.

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Davie takes over as IT Category manager

GSA's Mary Davie steps in to manage IT category

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FBI names leader for investigative tech

Todd McCall has been tapped assistant director for the FBI's key investigative technology division.

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Transportation IG wants a CIO fast

Only the first 100 applicants will get a shot at the CIO job opening up at the Transportation Department's Office of Inspector General.

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After short vacancy, Education gets new CIO

Transportation Department veteran Jason Gray quietly took the tech reins at Education late last month.

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Are agencies collaborating with each other more than they used to?

Steve Kelman argues that cross-agency coordination is not quite as quixotic as he once believed.

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After an 11-month vacancy, Census names a CIO

The Census Bureau has picked Patent Office veteran Kevin Smith to keep its tech shop running.

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MSPB hiring new privacy chief

Seeing an increased focus on privacy throughout government, the Merit Systems Protection Board wants to beef up its privacy leadership with a new dual-role hire.

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White House looks to save billions on software

New guidance from top IT and acquisition leadership is pushing the government to stop double-spending and overspending on software.

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Are CIOs being frank with the IT dashboard?

In a new report, GAO found that CIO assessments of projects on the IT dashboard downplayed risks two-thirds of the time.

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CIOs push back against FITARA scores

Agency CIOs pushed back against their grades in the second Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act scorecard released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Treasury seeks IT backbone manager

The Treasury Department plans to hire an associate CIO who can focus on IT infrastructure.

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New IT policy lead at OMB

Sean Casey will be taking over as chief of policy, budget, and communication under the federal CIO from Jamie Berryhill, who is moving to a new post.

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Knowledge is power in software purchasing

The agency software inventories required under the draft category management policy will be treasure maps that lead to efficient, effective, streamlined buying and unprecedented savings.

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LaVerne Council drills in on her to-do list

The VA CIO sat down with FCW to discuss her agency’s reform efforts, new initiatives and relationship with Congress.