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HUD CIO Jerry Williams takes new job at Education

Jerry Williams will become the new chief information officer at the Education Department's Office of Federal Student Aid. Patsy Garnett, HUD's acting deputy CIO for IT and business modernization, also is heading to a new agency.

Tags: technology , people , Jerry Williams , HUD , Patsy Garnett , NRC , workforce , Jason Miller , exclusive , CIO

Friday - 04/19/2013, 11:51am EDT

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Mass transit idea wins SAVE award

The government will save money on mass transit for federal employees thanks to this year's SAVE award winner. Frederick Winter's idea to switch eligible feds from a regular transit fare to a reduced senior fare will lower the cost of those employees' travel by 50 percent.

Tags: management , OMB , Jeff Zients , Frederick Winter , SAVE Award , Jason Miller , NASA

Sunday - 12/23/2012, 05:00pm EST

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Government opens competition for new school grants

Following four months of public comment on a draft proposal, the Education Department unveiled its final criteria for the district-level competition, which will award 15 to 25 grants to districts that have at least 2,000 students and 40 percent or more who qualify for free or reduced-cost lunches _ a key poverty indicator.

Tags: Race to the Top , Michael Petrilli , Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Monday - 08/13/2012, 04:09am EDT

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Feds improve customer service through data analysis

While government IT resources are shrinking, a dire need for improvements with customer interaction will be key to agencies survival.

Tags: management , customer service , mobile , web , ForeSee , e-government , BusinessUSA.gov , Federal Student Aid , Dave Lewan , Mindy Chiat , Efrain Gonzalez , Government Executive magazine , Taeja Smith

Wednesday - 06/27/2012, 10:09am EDT

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Federal Drive interviews -- June 8

Gene Zapfel, group vice president at Unisys, discusses the declining federal contracting dollars. Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz, chief of the Army Reserve, and John Gage, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, talk about stepping down from their respective jobs. Jim Shelton of the Education Department explains why the Office of Management and Budget gives his department high marks.

Tags: Gene Zapfel , John Gage , Unysis , Jack Stultz , Army Reserve , DoD , Federal Drive , people , Jim Shelton , OMB , AFGE