Acquisition
Is innovative IT acquisition all in your head?
Changing processes is one thing, say federal acquisition experts. Get people to think differently, however, and you can accomplish real change.
Cybersecurity
House passes three cyber bills
The measures, all passed easily, deal with information sharing, technology procurement and the DHS workforce.
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DOD tax problems, Microsoft training and Amazon’s cloudy cloud
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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Do you know who will follow you?
Editor-in-Chief Troy K. Schneider says agencies could learn from the private sector's approach to succession planning.
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Can 28 nations collaborate online?
As NATO seeks a "cultural shift," a new intranet system will serve up to 10,000 would-be collaborators.
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Harvard grads then and now: How America has changed
Steve Kelman reflects on what an alumni update suggests about career choices and public service.
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GovTV: Selling federal managers on a new HR dashboard
OPM Director Katherine Archuleta touts the workforce insights available (to some) on UnlockTalent.gov.
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How IT and accounting can play nice
Financial shared services and Data Act compliance will drive more CIO/CFO collaboration. Here's how it should work.
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DOD acquisition reform focused on people, not processes
Undersecretary Frank Kendall sees cultural change taking root among the Pentagon's 150,000-strong acquisition workforce.
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Federal hiring at a glance
The Partnership for Public Service's latest hiring report reveals a federal workforce that is not getting any bigger or younger.
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IT and disability: A symbiotic pair
There is no silver bullet for decreasing the rampant unemployment for people with disabilities, but both assistive technology and IT jobs afford the most promise to a static problem.
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How business-led IT changes the game
As other departments increase their technology spending, IT leaders can reap the benefits for the entire agency by following these five steps.
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Calling all women in IT
New research highlights the untapped potential of a more gender-balanced workforce.
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CFPB's Ashwin Vasan: Build teams with 'a passion for doing things differently'
The CIO for the government's youngest agency says that even in start-up mode, building a culture of innovation is tricky.
Acquisition
Census, cyber, satellites and soccer
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Overcoming the fear of change can save our government billions
Video collaboration can bring big savings and efficiency gains, if managers get past their status-quo concerns.
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Buying agile without jumping through hoops
Agile development can be less risky than the traditional approach, but getting the best results takes flexibility and continuous involvement by government and contractor teams.
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Pinocchio, George Washington and the challenge of promoting honesty
Research on three- to seven-year-old children might unlock ways for managers to encourage ethical behavior in the workplace.
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Learning to innovate like NASA
Start by thinking big. "There is always time later to rein in ideas to fit budget and schedule parameters," author Rod Pyle says.
Modernization