Office of American Innovation

USDA, GSA to award 8 IT modernization contracts by end of fiscal 2018

GSA and USDA ask for vendor feedback on initial plans for phase 2 of the IT modernization centers of excellence strategy.

Technology

Common pitfalls USDA needs to avoid when modernizing IT

Reporter's Notebook

White House sending teams of experts to modernize agency IT systems

Technology

David J. Shulkin, Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, Carol Shea-Porter, Chris Sununu, Annie Kuster

Veterans Affairs shifting to API ‘ecosystem’ for benefit of vets, employees

Technology

GSA gets fiscal 2018 rolling with major procurement initiatives

Reporter's Notebook

Rep. Hurd has a message to CFOs, others: Keep your hands off of IT modernization funds

Reporter's Notebook

Steve Ezell: Can the government be run like a business?

Federal Drive

White House Office of American Innovation not interested in making magic, but building culture

Management

OMB, Office of American Innovation on a 90-day sprint to develop new hiring, cloud policy ideas

Technology

White House creates a second office to focus on federal IT

Technology

DATA Act advocates reflect on three years of planning, partnerships, predictions for future spending reports

Technology

Trump’s new innovation office strikes a familiar chord

The Trump administration’s new Office of American Innovation wants to bring in private-sector experts to improve federal agency performance. It should…

Reporter's Notebook

Customer experience: Private sector often sets a low bar

United provides a lesson learned in sub-optimal customer experience.

Tom Temin Commentary

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White House tech leaders conduct listen, learn with federal CIOs

Reporter's Notebook

Multiple sources say Chris Liddell, the assistant to the president for strategic initiatives, and Matt Lira, the special assistant to the president for innovation policy and initiatives, brought in CIOs one after another to get a handle on priorities, challenges and opportunities in each agency and governmentwide.