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Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

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Past articles by Tajha:

What, exactly, is a U.S. CTO?

A look back at the relatively short history of the White House's chief technology officer role and accomplishments of the first four people to hold it. → Read More

Looking for 'balance,' U.S. Digital Service team adapts to changes at VA

The VA Digital Service team has been moved under the department's Office of the CTO. Is this the story of a fraught partnership between two very different organizations, or one about the successful long-term adoption of digital service? → Read More

New acting 18F chief Brian Whittaker is learning lots about effective communication via Slack

The digital services agency's new acting director talks about what it's like to be new at a "remote-first" organization and what his goals are for his time in leadership. → Read More

DARPA wants to build AI that can be a true teammate

A new research project called Artificial Social Intelligence for Successful Teams (ASIST) holds the immodest goal of figuring out how to imbue machines with social intelligence. → Read More

Senate bill would put a moratorium on federal facial recognition use

The bill would also create a congressional commission to study facial recognition and give suggestions to Congress on how to regulate it. → Read More

Margaret Weichert to depart OMB in March

Next she plans to join Accenture's commercial practice. → Read More

HHS CTO Ed Simcox departs for the private sector

The Department of Health and Human Services‘ chief technology officer is leaving the agency for an opportunity in the private sector. Ed Simcox publicly announced his intentions via a blog post. He said that while it was a “difficult decision” to leave, he is looking forward to what comes next. His last day is Friday. … → Read More

House bill would codify IT Modernization Centers of Excellence

Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Mark Meadows, R-N.C., introduced the bipartisan bill Thursday. → Read More

Rep. Lynch wants the Census Bureau to look into 'blockchain viability' for 2030

While a House Oversight hearing covered the bureau's "mixed" readiness for upcoming aspects of the 2020 count, one member was looking to the future. → Read More

Defense Digital Service grows its counter-UAS portfolio, opens DDS West

It's part of director Brett Goldstein's desire to push the group to do more applied work in critical areas. → Read More

White House once again requests $150 million for TMF

The executive branch requested $150 million for fiscal 2020 as well, but ended up getting $25 million. → Read More

Brian Whittaker takes over as acting executive director of 18F

He was previously the deputy executive director of GSA's Centers of Excellence initiative. → Read More

Outgoing director Angela Colter reflects on her highlights with 18F

Colter talked about her time as executive director of the group and how close it is to becoming cost-recoverable during a recent conversation with FedScoop. → Read More

Government of the future can't happen if each agency acts on its own, report says

But how can collaboration really happen? Government leaders offer some advice on how to actually break down silos. → Read More

The National Archives is looking for some more cloud

The agency is looking into the added functionality it will need for all-electronic record keeping by 2023. → Read More

Transparency advocates push Congress on public access to CRS reports

A letter sent to Capitol Hill has some critiques of the Library of Congress's crsreports.congress.gov site. → Read More

For Congress, tech assessment is best done on two tracks, new paper says

A new paper from Harvard's Ash Center says that an existing GAO shop should continue to look closely at federal R&D and acquisitions, while a new office would handle more policy-oriented work. → Read More

Julie Dunne named new FAS commissioner

GSA also named Tom Howder to the deputy commissioner role. → Read More

Suzette Kent outlines federal government's zero trust progress

"This isn't one of the areas where we're talking only conceptually," the Federal CIO said. → Read More

Sue Gordon, former top ODNI official, heads to Microsoft

She'll be consulting on "security, national security and leadership topics." → Read More