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Government waste playbook highlights 'fumbles'
A host of IT boondoggles are featured in Sen. James Lankford's debut report on wasteful federal spending.
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Are political appointees 'burrowing' into the bureaucracy?
Republican lawmakers are concerned that political appointees are joining the ranks of career bureaucrats in large numbers, and want the Government Accountability Office to investigate.
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Wiltsie steps down at Army PEO EIS
After more than four years running the Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, Doug Wiltsie is shifting into a new role for the Army.
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Groups want OMB to reconsider info policy revisions
A collection of public interest groups wants to preserve sections on the importance of public information in the key A-130 information policy document.
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Teresa Rodriguez
Teresa Rodriguez spearheaded 10 initiatives at USDA in the past year, including the first integrated safety and workers' compensation system implemented in the federal government.
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Mark Naggar
Mark Naggar's innovative approach to acquisition at the Department of Health and Human Services has touched off a reform effort that is spreading to other agencies.
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Erica McCann
Erica McCann makes recommendations about legislative and regulatory actions that affect the contracting environment, which benefits both government and industry.
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TSA seeks free outside help with social media pilot
TSA is looking for an unpaid, short-term industry expert to help test a social media service that would respond to air travelers questions in real time.
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Clock ticking on FITARA implementation
There's much to do in a short amount of time to make the IT reforms in FITARA work, leaders say.
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Federal shared services -- is the third time the charm?
The creation of a new oversight office in GSA leaves many critical issues unresolved, but it's an important improvement nonetheless.
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Is the 25-year-old CFO Act ready for the future?
The CFO Act has solved many of the problems it was intended to fix, but top federal financial managers are often too busy with compliance to deal with higher-level challenges, according to a new report.
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White House offering $100M in grants for IT job training
The Obama administration on Nov. 17 announced new efforts to boost IT-sector employment; 30-40 grants are expected.
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Next-generation IT governance
CIOs must find ways to nudge mission partners toward smarter investment decisions.
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Wish they all could be...
The administration is right to be building bridges with the tech community. But there's talent to be found outside California.
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Cobert nominated to head OPM
President Obama nominated Beth Cobert, who has served as the Office of Personnel Management’s acting director since she took over for Katherine Archuleta in July, to serve as OPM’s full director.
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VA names new info security chief
CIO LaVerne Council tapped agency insider Brian Burns for the key role of chief information security officer.
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What will Paul Ryan’s speakership mean for federal workers?
Groups representing federal workers worry that Speaker Ryan will back pay freezes for federal workers and steep cuts to federal benefits as part of plans to balance the budget.
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Hiring astronauts on USAJobs, undersea cable worries and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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