People

Make shared services a shared success

To realize the benefits of shared services, IT leaders must develop a migration strategy that informs participants of their responsibilities and determines the steps involved.

Modernization

GSA completes initial agency telecom inventory

As GSA awaits bids for its next-generation telecom contract, it completed an important inventory of services that federal agencies are using under current contracts.

People

Time to measure the White House drapes for the next occupant

A new center to support the presidential transition officially launched Jan. 20, a year ahead of the next inauguration.

People

DOE tech officer set to leave

Associate CIO and CTO Peter Tseronis is leaving the Energy Department at the end of the month.

People

Soloway leaving PSC

After 15 years leading the Professional Services Council, Stan Soloway is making time for another act in his career.

People

Library of Congress names new CIO

Bernard A. Barton Jr. fills a position that has been vacant since 2012.

Cybersecurity

DOE CISO heads to Commerce

Rod Turk is returning to the Commerce Department after a year at Energy.

People

Facebook's Miller named first White House product director

Josh Miller pointed to online petitions and Twitter engagement as examples of "amazing" government-citizen interaction, and promised more to come.

People

Out-of-sight CIO resigns over the weekend, posts new job to LinkedIn

Barry West is out as CIO at the FDIC, and is now president of the Mason Harriman Group.

People

IG, House chairman lambast OPM's CIO

Lawmakers take aim, an inspector general claims wrongdoing, an agency offers a vaguely worded defense. Is another leadership change in the works at the Office of Personnel Management?

People

House of Representatives seeking new CIO

Former House CIO Nelson Moe left two months ago, and the House continues to quietly recruit for a replacement.

People

HumanGeo acquired by Radiant Group

HumanGeo, which focuses on developing big data analytics and visualizations, was founded by Federal 100 award winners Al Di Leonardo and Abe Usher.

Modernization

The thousand natural shocks that cloud is heir to

Migrating to the cloud is no Shakespearean tragedy, but the road is not always a smooth one, either.

People

What smart succession planning requires

Leadership changes don’t have to be painful. Here are some tips for easing the transitions.

Digital Government

NTIS tries to refocus on data

The new plan is for the National Technical Information Service to become a hub for open data, but some in Congress would still like to shut the agency down.

People

Hruby to begin as Sandia director

Longtime national labs official will be the first woman to lead one of the Energy Department's nuclear security laboratories.

Cybersecurity

ICE names new CIO

Michael Brown, an IT executive in DHS's CIO office, will take over as CIO at Immigration and Customs Enforcement on July 26.

People

Kathy Conrad to leave GSA

Three-time Federal 100 winner is leaving government in July.

People

PSC calls Saull

Bradley Saull comes to the Professional Services Council from a senior staff position with the House Homeland Security Committee.

Cybersecurity

McCormack details changes at DHS CIO office

The moves include the promotion of Deputy CIO Margie Graves, the appointment of CTO Michael Hermus and creation of a new deputy CIO post.