transition news
Comings, goings and openings: the 2017 CIO shuffle
As the year draws to a close, here's where the offices of the CIO at the federal government's major agencies stand.
GSA looking for vendor support to launch White House’s IT modernization centers of excellence
The agency issued a solicitation in search of "professional services to assist GSA in developing and launching the CoE service delivery model to agencies."
White House: Top-level commitment led to USDA choice for modernization center of excellence
A senior adviser said the decision to tap the USDA for the first center of excellence came down to the across-the-board support from agency leadership.
White House takes We the People petition site down for maintenance
All previously existing petitions and signatures will be there when the site relaunches in "late January," an official told FedScoop.
ICYMI: Which kind of legacy are federal CIOs leaving behind?
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The Presidential Innovation Fellowship program cruises along after surviving its first transition
Acting executive director Ben Willman discusses what the TALENT Act and the new administration has, or hasn't, changed.
Rob Cook to leave GSA after TTS leadership shakeup
Cook won't take the role offered to him after he was told Monday he'd be replaced.
Private investigator pleads guilty to trying to use FAFSA e-vulnerability to get Trump’s tax details
The IRS and Department of Education disclosed the vulnerability, and launched an investigation into possible exploits, in March.
Trump signs Modernizing Government Technology Act into law
The move fulfills a more than a year-long effort to allow federal agencies to reprogram unused budget allocation to fund future IT modernization projects.
White House convenes public, private sectors around digital health record interoperability
Jared Kushner will kick it off with Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.