People

Are bots coming for your job?

While vendors and federal managers try to paint a future of "high value work," some are starting to acknowledge that robotic process automation could lead to job losses in the federal workforce.

Modernization

Navy's business ops plan drills in on modernization

The Navy released its business operations plan for agility and accountability, highlighting cloud and network modernization.

Modernization

20 years of government going digital

Dan Chenok digs into government's history of IT-driven transformation.

People

White House pitches tech giants on civic service

The Office of American Innovation hosted some of the biggest names in U.S. tech to explore ways to inject government with tech expertise from the private sector through "tours of duty."

Modernization

Excellence begins at home, TTS chief says

Agencies don't have to depend on the General Services Administration to design and launch their own internal Centers of Excellence-like programs to support modernization.

People

Shanahan touts Army Futures Command

Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan implored all of DOD to "remove obstacles" from the path of Army's new modernization command, Futures Command.

Digital Government

A government contractor crosses over to USDS

Steve Kelman reports on what prompted Kelly O'Connor to take an rather unusual career turn.

People

Pentagon innovation hub lands a new leader

Former Symantec CEO Michael Brown takes over as director of the Defense Innovation Unit.

Acquisition

Army Futures Command to set up DIU-like innovation lab

Army Futures Command hopes to streamline the acquisition process with its own innovation arm and a new CTO.

Digital Government

Will civic tech save government from its tech talent crisis?

Students drawn to digital government are bringing desperately needed skills (and enthusiasm) to agencies that are willing to engage, Steve Kelman writes.

Digital Government

Mission-driven design thinking

Identify customers, listen to their needs and map their journeys to identify pain points and areas for improvement and reinvention.

Acquisition

How business process reengineering can support performance improvement

Modern use of BPR can create cost savings by focusing on problem definition and clarity of roles and responsibilities vs. people's individual performance -- not by targeting budget or staff cuts.

People

Project management vs. product management

Steve Kelman argues that government innovation needs more of the latter.

Modernization

White House previews tech, modernization updates

White House tech officials previewed coming personnel and modernization updates, including a new leader for a high-profile tech shop and the second round of Technology Modernization Fund awards.

Modernization

PEO structure survives Army Futures reorg, for now

The new Army Futures Command aims to meld all of the service's modernization efforts under one command, but for now the Army program executive officer structure will remain in place.

Modernization

Phase II Centers of Excellence solicitations are out

USDA and GSA pushed out requests for proposals to help implement the next stage of the administration's Centers of Excellence program, but they require a quick turnaround.

Acquisition

GSA rolls out shared services pilot for SBIR

GSA and the Small Business Administration look to make tech innovation and commercialization easier across government.

Digital Government

White House looks to GEAR up

The Trump administration wants input on a new center that would bring together government and industry researchers and academics to help modernize processes and services.

Digital Government

Army Futures Command to make its home in Austin

Army leadership announced that Austin, Texas, will be the new home of its modernization command, taking advantage of the city's built-in tech-centric culture.

Digital Government

New ideas for an old institution

TechCongress is trying to inject technology expertise into the legislative branch.