Digital Government

The Woman Who Mentored 13 CEOs

She spent 36 years as an executive in the food industry, and over that time supervised a baker’s dozen of future chief executives.

Policy

IG Cites Homeland Security for Abusing Its Power, Blocking Negative Report

One audit finds Trump administration violated court orders when enforcing its initial travel ban.

Digital Government

Women in Tech Are Rising Higher in China Than in the U.S.

About half of American technology companies have women in top positions. In China, it’s closer to 80 percent.

Cybersecurity

Expect Federal CIO, Federal CISO and Other Cyber Nominees Soon, White House Cyber Chief Says

The vacant tech and cyber jobs are not among those Trump plans to leave vacant to starve bureaucracy, Cybersecurity Coordinator Rob Joyce said.

Digital Government

OMB Data Guru: If Your Manager Doesn’t Get Open Data, Take Them To A Hackathon

White House tech teams are going to more public tech events not only to network but also to demonstrate the value of open data projects.

Digital Government

Is Trump Eliminating the White House Science and Tech Office?

The administration appears to be whittling down the science and technology staff—or at least, not building it up.

Digital Government

Innovating from the Top: Federal Chief Innovation Officers

The federal bureaucracy might not seem like a mecca for out-of-the-box thinkers looking to effect large-scale change but increasingly, agencies are recruiting people to do just that.

Digital Government

RNC Chief Digital Officer to Join White House in Same Role

Gerrit Lansing, the RNC's chief digital officer since 2015, has been tapped to continue that role at the White House, Politico reported Wednesday.

Digital Government

The Case Against Federal Chief Innovation Officers

An executive with another title could make more impact, analysts say.

Digital Government

Chief Innovation Officers: An Unclear Role in the Federal Government

Today, federal chief innovation officers are significantly less common than the emerging role of chief data officer, and responsibilities associated with the title vary widely between agencies.

Digital Government

White House CIO to Tech Recruits: Stay in Government

The senior tech officials urged civic-minded tech workers who joined for Obama to stick around in the Trump administration.

Digital Government

Pentagon Tech Chief Says He'll 'Take the Hit' for GAO Criticism of JIE

“What we’ve tried to tell GAO is, in this case, you don’t measure JIE—you have to measure the components,” Terry Halvorsen said.