(Getty Images) GAO wants agencies to evaluate and enhance telework programs The Government Accountability Office found that a handful of agencies need to take additional steps to maintain a successful telework program. Nov 26, 2024 By Caroline Nihill
The US Department of Energy building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) (Photo by ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images) Energy Department has new deputy CIO Dawn Zimmer announced her new position on LinkedIn. Nov 22, 2024 By Rebecca Heilweil
GSA Director of Technology Transformation Services Ann Lewis. TTS Director Ann Lewis to step down from GSA Lewis oversaw several initiatives to implement artificial intelligence across the government and took a special interest in workforce development. Nov 12, 2024 By Caroline Nihill
A look at a 2013 Flemming Awards medal. (Photo courtesy of the Flemming Awards) From genomics breakthroughs to tracking Amazon fires: Flemming Awards turn spotlight on federal scientists “I'm very proud to be a … federal employee that does science in a way to benefit everybody,” NIH’s Charles Rotimi says. Nov 8, 2024 By Matt Bracken
(Wikimedia Commons) Trump’s Schedule F would have hurt govtech recruitment, OPM official says The president-elect has said he would reinstate his executive order to make it easier to fire federal workers. Nov 7, 2024 By Caroline Nihill
(Getty Images) DOJ employees wary of doxxing threats call on leadership for stronger response An employee-run gender equity and equality group wrote to Justice Department leaders to protect its workforce amid online threats. Nov 5, 2024 By Madison Alder
A view of the tracks near Basecamp, Brightline’s train maintenance facility, on June 5, 2023 in Orlando, Fla. (Photo by Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Former GSA, FDIC IT official headed to Railroad Retirement Board Bob De Luca started this week as CIO of the independent federal agency. Nov 5, 2024 By Matt Bracken
Chief Data Officers Council Vice-Chair Rob King (third from the left) spoke on a panel at ACT-IAC’s Imagine Nation event in Hershey, Pa., in October 2024. (Photo by Madison Alder) Federal data management career path needs improvement, CDO Council vice chair says Absence of a defined data management career path contributes to data roles being a career “pit stop,” Rob King says. Nov 5, 2024 By Madison Alder
The General Services Administration headquarters in April 2012. (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) GSA appoints Dovarius Peoples as new deputy CIO The current U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CIO and CDO will start his new position on Oct. 6. Sep 26, 2024 By Caroline Nihill
Director of the General Services Administration’s Technology Transformation Services Ann Lewis speaks on a panel titled “Protecting Consumers in the Digital Age: Government’s Role” at CyberTalks 2023 in Washington. (Photo by EPNAC) GSA sees uptick in registrants for AI training series In an interview with FedScoop, GSA’s director of Technology Transformation Services made the case for AI as an enabler of a more tech-ready workforce. Sep 24, 2024 By Caroline Nihill