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Innovation fellows program to expand

Strategic sourcing, better sharing of best practices also discussed by Management Advisory Board.

Linda Cureton, NASA CIO

Linda Cureton: IT innovator plans her next mission

NASA’s departing CIO leaves a bold legacy — and some challenges for her successor.

military businessman

DOD unlikely to cancel contracts for savings

Option periods, new contracts more likely to feel the brunt of sequestration budget cuts, Pentagon controller says.

furloughed worker

DOD takes first steps toward furloughs

A notice issued Feb. 20 formally starts the clock on implementing measures to save money that will be necessary under sequestration. Among them: Hundreds of thousands of DOD employees could be forced to take unpaid time off for at least the remainder of the fiscal year.

MyUSA team

What's next for the Presidential Innovation Fellows?

As the Presidential Innovation Fellows program seeks the next class of talented technologists, the most recent group looks back on the experience.

Justin Herman

Summit stresses value of metrics in social media

Agencies are using social media tools in increasingly creative ways; measuring their impact is the next needed step.

Roger Baker

VA CIO Roger Baker stepping down

Internal announcement leaves exact date, next steps unclear.

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OASIS creates thirst for answers

Does GSA's latest contract for professional services push strategic sourcing past reasonable limits?

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So there's an executive order: Now what?

With the cybersecurity directive now official, stakeholders start to wrestle with questions of implementation.

Ashton Carter

Pentagon officials push back on the Hill

DOD's Ashton Carter warns that a new national defense strategy might be needed if sequestration takes effect.

State of the Union

Obama announces cyber executive order during speech

State of the Union address also touches on impending budget cuts.

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Obama signs executive order for cybersecurity

Also: Expect the resurrection of one of last year's failed cybersecurity bills.