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The topics Obama plans to hit -- and avoid -- at SXSW
The presidential call to action will likely skirt encryption and hiring and instead ask techies to dip into government on a short-term basis.
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CIO success: Does the song remain the same?
The advice in a 15-year-old Government Accountability Office report is remarkably relevant to the CIO's role in the FITARA era.
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New manager to steer IT categories at GSA
Veteran IT planner Bill Zielinski will direct category management solutions for GSA's IT acquisition services as the agency moves closer to its category-focused goals.
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CISO announces IT leadership shifts at VA
The Office of Information and Technology at the Department of Veterans' Affairs is undergoing a series of leadership changes, according to a March 7 memo obtained by FCW.
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Free online initiative trains feds in agile
An online course offered by the Agile Government Leadership network and developed by one of the co-founders of 18F provides feds with hands-on experience running an agile project.
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GSA's Roth quizzed over IT modernization fund
Lawmakers are unsure whether the $3.1 billion plan to fund a rolling governmentwide tech refresh is a good bet.
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House passes bills to streamline federal hiring, presidential transition
The House passed two workforce related – one to eliminate administrative roadblocks in federal hiring and another to smooth presidential transitions.
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PSC picks new CEO
David J. Berteau, DOD's assistant secretary for logistics and materiel readiness, will succeed Stan Soloway as head of the Professional Services Council.
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Don't hesitate to ask for advice!
Steve Kelman spotlights new research that shows why seeking colleagues' help makes everyone involved look better.
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OMB names category management leads
Ten newly-named managers will wrangle specific procurement categories.
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Senator blocks vote on Cobert's OPM nomination
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) is blocking Beth Cobert's nomination to lead the Office of Personnel Management because of unanswered questions about how Congress is covered by the Affordable Care Act.
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Connolly again backs big raise for feds
The Virginia Democrat looking to give federal employees an almost 4 percent base pay bump, plus a hike in locality pay.
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OMB chief tries to sell appropriators on IT upgrades
OMB Director Shaun Donovan urged Congress to fund administration plans for modernizing federal IT and improving cybersecurity.
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Does government need a FITARA for shared services?
With government efficiencies a priority and Congress looking for ideas that could avoid partisan gridlock, shared services legislation could have a window.
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Immigration agency widens tech exec search
The agency responsible for processing green cards, citizenship applications and a host of other immigration paperwork is looking for candidates with technical and DevOps experience to fill two deputy CIO slots.
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Embattled OPM CIO steps down
Departing OPM CIO Donna Seymour had been under intense pressure to deliver on crucial IT projects in the wake of the hack of OPM that exposed the personal data of at least 22 million Americans.
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Veterans Affairs deputy CIO to depart
Art Gonzalez, deputy CIO for Service, Delivery, and Engineering at the Department of Veterans Affairs plans to leave his position on March 5.
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Education CIO retires weeks after Capitol Hill confrontation
Danny Harris will leave his job as CIO of the Department of Education after 32 years of federal service.
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Make shared services a shared success
To realize the benefits of shared services, IT leaders must develop a migration strategy that informs participants of their responsibilities and determines the steps involved.
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