People
Obama taps former political director to lead OPM
The new head will take over as the federal personnel office weathers criticism over a retirement processing backlog and other challenges.
People
Tangherlini picked to be permanent GSA administrator
After serving in an acting capacity for more than a year, Dan Tangherlini is the president's pick to take the role officially.
People
VanRoekel takes on management in temporary OMB shift
Federal CIO will take over while a permanent replacement for Jeffrey Zients is found.
People
Roger Baker joins Agilex
Former CIO of Veterans Affairs is now chief strategy officer of employee-owned, analytics- and mobility-focused firm.
People
The future of the CIO
As NASA CIO Linda Cureton leaves government for the private sector, she offers some parting thoughts on the changing role of the federal CIO.
People
Obama announces cyber executive order during speech
State of the Union address also touches on impending budget cuts.
People
SBA leader to step down
SBA's Karen Mills announces she will leave her post when her successor is confirmed.
People
Transportation secretary resigns
Ray LaHood will not stay through President Obama's second term.
People
Berry to leave OPM for Interior?
Ken Salazar's coming departure renews speculation about OPM's leader.
People
After the inauguration, some forecasts for the next four years
Steve Kelman takes the occasion of Barack Obama's inauguration to ask some friends what good and bad things they consider most likely to happen during the president's second term.
People
Interior secretary to step down
As President Obama's second-term cabinet takes shape, another top official plans an exit.
Cybersecurity
DHS, Agriculture to keep secretaries in second term
As President Obama makes appointments for his next term, the leaders of two cabinet agencies save him the trouble.
People
DISA execs detail 2013 tech agenda
In the new year, DISA will have a key role in finding and implementing shared IT services across DOD.
People
Would Kerry advance e-diplomacy?
Hillary Clinton's expected successor lacks her public commitment to "21st-Century Statecraft," but experts predict he would advance the initiative.
People
Memo to Obama: How to build a bold management agenda
In his second term, the president should continue improving the management of government resources, including IT, by adhering to three basic principles, writes Julie Anderson.
People
Darrell Issa: Friend or foe?
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has put countless agency leaders in the hot seat, but his efforts on IT reform reflect a solutions-oriented, bipartisan approach.
People
Digital government milestone passes in silence
The six-month mark for the president's digital strategy has come and gone, but agency officials are waiting until the new year to call attention to it.
People
2012 Plum Book is out
The latest guide to politically-appointed federal jobs, published after each presidential election, is out.
Cybersecurity
Timeline: Cyber events in 2012
A look back at some of the major cybersecurity events in the federal government in 2012.
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