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Adam Starr

Federal Leadership

Adam Starr leads technology at the Office of Personnel Management, where federal hiring, retirement and workforce services depend on effective digital systems. He has described the CIO role as central to agency strategy and has emphasized improving services by rethinking workflows alongside adopting AI. In 2026, Starr highlighted OPM’s work to consolidate HR technology and move the federal retirement application away from a paper-based process. His focus includes attracting technologists to public service and giving them meaningful problems to solve.

Billy Mitchell

Written by Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell is Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of Scoop News Group's editorial brands. He oversees operations, strategy and growth of SNG's award-winning tech publications, FedScoop, StateScoop, CyberScoop, EdScoop and DefenseScoop. After earning his journalism degree at Virginia Tech and winning the school's Excellence in Print Journalism award, Billy received his master's degree from New York University in magazine writing while interning at publications like Rolling Stone. Reach him at billy.mitchell@scoopnewsgroup.com.

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