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How to stay off the High Risk List

The IBM Center for the Business of Government shares some ideas for staying off the Government Accountability Office's high-profile watch list.

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CFOs, CIOs learning the new lingo of efficient IT

Year-old FITARA rules are forging a new language between CIOs and CFOs.

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Raj Shah to take the helm at DIUX 2.0

Raj Shah, an entrepreneur and formerly senior director of strategy at Palo Alto Networks, is replacing George Duchak as the leader of the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental.

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Education Department looks to staff back up in CIO shop

After two departures, the Education Department’s CIO office is looking for a new deputy.

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Tech firm taps Tangherlini for D.C. operations

Cloud document platform provider SeamlessDocs has named the former GSA administrator to lead its Washington operations.

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Management 101: It really does work

Steve Kelman spotlights new research that shows several "best practices" do indeed measurably improve organizational performance.

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Donald Trump needs a transition leader

The billionaire might be the presumptive GOP nominee, but those managing presidential transition prep say he doesn't yet have a dedicated transition team leader or office space.

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Former VA and State official Greg Ambrose dies

In 11 years of federal service, Ambrose brought a technical eye, and a sincere passion, to some of government’s thorniest IT challenges.

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AT&T's Chris Boyer to chair NIST privacy board

Chris Boyer of AT&T will take over leadership of NIST's Information Security and Privacy Advisory board from Google's Peter Weinberger.

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Senate VA bill looks to change agency culture, accelerate termination for cause

A new bill would make it easier for the VA secretary to fire executives and rank-and-file employees.

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Why OPM is prioritizing higher education for feds

A new training push might be equipping feds with skills that could help them jump to the private sector, but one leader says that's okay.

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Federal CIO: IT fund would shake up appropriations process

The $3.1 billion revolving IT fund proposed by the White House would jump-start the projects most in need of funding and would not preclude other investments, federal CIO Tony Scott said.

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Gonzalez to step up as EPA CTO

Robin Gonzalez will replace Greg Godbout as the Environmental Protection Agency's chief technology officer, according to an internal email message obtained by FCW.

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Bad performance metrics revisited

Steve Kelman explores what it takes to make sure managers are measuring the right things.

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FBI taps 8-year vet for CIO post

Gordon Bitko was named by FBI Director James Comey to the CIO post, which was posted in January.

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CIO Scott surprised by crisp pace of FITARA implementation

With the majority of agency FITARA implementation plans approved and posted, the federal CIO said the process of reimagining federal IT management has gone more smoothly than expected.

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Why USAJobs needs an overhaul

A Senate roundtable examined the deficiencies of the USAJobs website and offered solutions to modernize the federal government's HR front door.

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Getting FITARA right

It's been nearly 16 months since the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act was signed into law, but there's still much to do on the implementation front.

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To buy better, government must know what it spends

Agencies can put more money on mission by analyzing accounts payable data. The former leader of the U.K.'s Government Procurement Service explains what it takes.

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Pentagon security clearances drop 20 percent in 3 years

The sharp decline reflects a concerted effort by the Obama administration to tighten the background-check process.