Management
Winning and Losing the HR Game
Howard Risher, Government Executive
Using the same metrics across federal agencies could highlight the best and worst performers.

Innovation
Trump signs order to accelerate AI development
Derek Johnson, Federal Computer Week
The White House issued an executive order Feb. 11 directing federal agencies to invest more money and resources into the development and promotion of artificial intelligence technologies.
Finding the Sweet Spot for Innovation Within Government Systems
Sharath Jeevan, Reinier Terwindt, James Townsend, and Nithya Gurukumar, Stanford Social Innovation Review
Three guiding principles for non-profits looking to find where they best fit within government-run systems and ensure long-term impact.
Philadelphia’s Internal Innovation Consultancy Gets Results
Zack Quaintance, Federal Computer Week
The consulting program is an internal version of a service that government has long had to contract from the outside, and it fits in with Philadelphia’s extant Innovation Academy, Lab and Fund programs.

Open Government
The future of the OPEN Government Data Act relies largely on what CDOs do with it
Tajha Chappellet-Lanier, FedScoop
While some agencies already have Chief Data Officers, many don’t. With a push from this new law that’s about to change.