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The new March Madness
COMMENTARY | The 2024 budget has yet to pass halfway through the fiscal year.
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Uncle Sam Isn't a Trustworthy Dude: So What is America To Do?
Americans’ trust in government is a quarter of what it was in the 1960s.
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The President Proposes, but the Congress Disposes
With the conclusion of 2022 funding legislation efforts, the process for 2023 is around the corner.
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I Scoured Congress’ 2,741-Page Spending Bill: Here's All The IT & Cyber In It
A thorough overview of the IT funding provided in Congress’s 2,741-page spending bill.
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10 Things to Know About Government Reorganizations
The “soft” stuff turns out to be the hard stuff.
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Here's a Different Way the Government Could Clean Up Its Data
Maybe there's a better way for agencies to get good data that doesn't involve cleaning it up themselves.
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MGT Act Looks Promising But...
Agencies should start thinking now about making the business case for change, performance metrics and how to transition from outdated technologies to new platforms.
Digital Government
IT Modernization Fund: Hope on the Hill?
What real prospects does the $3.1 billion fund have for enactment?
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CIOs Missing Out
In the June 15 issue of <em>Government Executive</em>, <a href="http://www.govexec.com/features/0609-15/0609-15s2.htm">"Racing to Innovate,"</a> author Andrew Noyes addresses the challenges facing federal chief information officers. In a recent excerpt in the online version, Noyes reiterates a major point of his well-done article, that "federal CIOs are key to Obama's change agenda." That may well be the case. But in a slow-developing nomination and confirmation process, we may not see any real effect until the end of the president's first term.
Digital Government
Preparing for the Transition: Mars and Venus
Our series on the upcoming transition continues this week with relationship advice for career employees.
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Preparing for the Transition: Do's and Don'ts
A former government executive lists what career professionals should -- and shouldn't -- do when a new administration comes to Washington.
