Twenty 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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The White House has published a report that describes how organizations should use big data and algorithmic systems to detect human bias and avoid discrimination. According to a White House blog entry posted Wednesday, the report also
MoreAshkan 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
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The 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
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The White House and the U.K. government have moved to expand collaboration between the two countriesâ technical groups in an effort to improve the delivery of digital services and share best practices
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Dr. Ed Felten, professor of computer science and public affairs at Princeton University, has been appointed as the White House’s deputy chief technology officer. He will work to help develop technical strategies
MoreThe White House has appointed Dr. DJ Patil as the U.S. government’s first chief data scientist and as deputy chief technology officer for data policy. Dr. Patil will be responsible for helping
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
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Federal 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
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