Ashkan Soltani, former chief technologist at the Federal Trade Commission, has joined the White Houseâs office of science and technology policy as a senior adviser to Federal Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith, FCWâs
MoreThe White House has issued a third edition of its national action plan to promote transparency and civic participation in the government. A White House blog post published Tuesday says the Open Government National Action Plan
MoreFederal Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith has highlighted the government’s desire to hire people with a âtechnical quotientâ to help U.S. digital services offices meet demands of the public, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Smith
MoreFederal Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith has been applying her technology experience in the private sector to help the U.S. government address technical problems, the New York Times reported Saturday. In the
MoreMegan Smith, most recently vice president of the Google X research arm, has been appointed to succeed Todd Park as federal chief technology officer and assistant to President Barack Obama. Alexander Macgillivray,
MoreMegan Smith, an 11-year veteran of Google, has emerged as a leading candidate to be the next federal chief technology officer, Bloomberg reported Friday. She currently holds a vice president role at
MoreAlexander Macgillivray, a technology law and policy expert, has rejoined the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to serve as principal deputy U.S. chief technology officer. He said in
MoreMichael Kratsios, former chief of staff at investment firm Thiel Capital, has been named as the White House’s deputy chief technology officer, TechCrunch reported Friday. Kate Conger writes Kratsios succeeded former deputy
MoreTwenty communities have joined a program launched by President Barack Obama to train people for technological jobs that employers have struggled to fill. Ryan Burke, special assistant to the President for economic
MoreThe White House has announced seven new initiatives as part of the Third Open Government National Action Plan that seeks to promote transparency, innovation and accountability in the government. The White House
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