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Survive budget shortfalls with smart tech, DOD CIO urges

Technology and innovation will be critical to government meeting citizens' needs amid budget cuts.

DARPA director leaving

DARPA Director Regina Dugan has accepted a senior executive position with an Internet giant, according to an exclusive report by Wired's Danger Room.

Todd Park to be US CTO

HHS CTO to succeed Aneesh Chopra in White House position.

Chris Smith led USDA to new heights

Chris Smith, who has been CIO of the Agriculture Department for less than four years, oversaw one of the largest cloud migrations in government to date.

Report: USDA CIO to retire

Chris Smith plans to leave in three weeks, but where he's going remains a mystery.

Big data drives hot job prospect

The popularity of big data is creating demand for a new kind of job: The data scientist.

NRC cybersecurity exec steps down

Pat Howard, the chief information security officer at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is retiring from government in April.

Survey: Cost savings key driver for government cloud adoption

Although the public sector is lagging behind the private industry in cloud adoption, new research shows that almost half of governments globally are planning a cloud migration.

Searching for the next generation of government IT security pros

While federal information security professionals report job stability and opportunities for advancement, hiring managers are still trying to figure out how to find highly skilled candidates.

Army enterprise e-mail brings new transparency

Enterprise e-mail may be temporarily paused, but it still offers financial clarity and is pushing defense IT innovation, the deputy Army CIO said.

DOD restructures oversight of department-wide IT

The Defense Department is revamping governance of its IT systems, starting with a refresher for the DOD CIO executive board.

Chopra defends tech policy impact on federal workers

In his last appearance as federal CTO, Aneesh Chopra was called upon to defend the impact of the administration's innnovation policies on federal employees.