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.
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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.
People
Lynn to replace Hawkins as DISA director
Army Maj. Gen. Alan Lynn is currently vice director of the Defense Information Systems Agency.
People
GSA taps Starinsky for acquisition institute
Melissa Starinsky was previously chancellor of the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy.
People
HHS picks Fox for CTO
Susannah Fox ran health and technology surveys for the Pew Internet Project and was entrepreneur-in-residence at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Roth tapped to head GSA
The president says he wants to remove the "acting" from GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth's title.
People
White House taps Princeton prof as deputy CTO
Ed Felten was named to the No. 2 CTO spot at the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Cybersecurity
Coast Guard No. 2 tapped to lead TSA
Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger has served as vice commandant of the Coast Guard for less than a year.
People
Longtime procurement expert Gordon set to retire
The former OFPP administrator and GAO executive, now an associate dean at GWU Law School, is retiring in July.
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Hashmi bids a fond farewell
GSA's outgoing CIO wrapped up his tenure with a laudatory blog post.
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Jones moves to DOT tech office
As chief program officer, Jimmy Jones had a hand in some of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board's major projects.
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Air Force shifts IT exec
Bill Marion, CTO at Air Force Space Command, was named CIO for the service’s personnel directorate.
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