Technology talent with a desire to serve is out there, says Chris Kaung. There just aren t many places for them to get into public service early in their careers. The U.S. Digital Corps is meant to fix that.
Scientific evidence in new U.N. report stresses that climate change is now unprecedented and unavoidable with new research enabling smarter decision-making.
By Stephanie Kanowitz
May 06, 2021
Better integration of three of the federal government’s main strategies use of cloud, open source software (OSS) and open data – would collectively benefit their progress, a new report found.
“Integrating strategies around open government data, OSS, and cloud computing will help make government information more available to the American public, ensure that government decisions are driven by evidence, and increase the efficiency and lower the costs of government operations,” according to “Aligning Open Data, Open Source, and Hybrid Cloud Adoption in Government,” a report the IBM Center for The Business of Government released May 5 in collaboration with the Center for Open Data Enterprise.
Originally a brainchild of the Obama-Biden tech office, the Presidential Innovation Fellows program is now looking for its eighth cohort of in-house federal tech innovators. How has it changed, and what lessons might the program offer for recruiting top tech talent into the government?
Quick Hits The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs favorably reported the nomination of
Jason Miller, President Joe Biden s nominee for the Office of Management and Budget s deputy director for management, to the Senate Floor on Wednesday. Miller worked as an economic advisor during the Obama administration. Mr. Miller has an extensive track record of tackling difficult, management challenges and driving innovation both in government and in the private sector, HSGAC chairman Sen.
Now hiring for next set of Presidential Innovation Fellows
Originally a brainchild of the Obama-Biden tech office, the Presidential Innovation Fellows program is now looking for its eighth cohort of in-house federal tech innovators. How has it changed, and what lessons might the program offer for recruiting top tech talent into the government?
By Natalie Alms
Krishna Juluru wasn’t exactly in need of a new job when he applied to take a tech sabbatical in the government.
Juluru was the founder and director of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and he was, as he put it, a “happy camper.” But he wanted to think differently and work on larger-scale problems, so he applied to the Presidential Innovation Fellows program, which offers tech practitioners government stints of up to two years.