Gary Washington is the USDA chief information officer.
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USDA wants employees and vendors who can take them into the future of CX

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Accelerating Government

Accelerating Government with ACT-IAC – Episode 14 – Emerging Technology & Innovation

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Reporter's Notebook

Where is the cloud going next? Ask USDA, GSA

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Accelerating Government

ACT-IAC Accelerating Government Episode 2: Federal Tech Leadership Spotlight

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IT Modernization

Agriculture CIO says TMF, centers of excellence sped up Farmers.gov upgrades by years

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Workforce

USDA CIO cites workforce 'restructuring' as reason for hiring freeze, early retirement offers

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Artificial Intelligence

GSA officials rethink ATO process, workforce reskilling to field AI tools faster

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Federal Executive Forum

Profiles in Excellence 2019 “Federal CIO Achievements”

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2013 file photo, the Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. A significant worsening in the financial condition of Social Security and Medicare and bitter political divisions among lawmakers who'd have try to find solutions have raised the level of concern around the government's latest status report on the two bedrock programs. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Federal Newscast

Negotiations between Social Security and administrative law judges' union break down

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Cloud Computing

CIOs moving the needle on FITARA scorecard point to successful cloud adoption

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Technology

Upcoming IDEA Act deadlines task agencies with digital service overhaul

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Federal Executive Forum

IT Modernization in Government 2019 "Progress & Best Practices"

David Chow is the HUD CIO and is leading the new CoE IT modernization effort.
Ask the CIO

HUD, USDA bolstered from first payments from Technology Modernization Fund

USDA provided walnuts and rolled oats await distribution at the Deerfield Valley Food Pantry in Wilmington, Vt. Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Jason R. Henske)
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Reporter's Notebook

Why USDA’s IT modernization effort is different this time

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Technology

USDA, GSA to award 8 IT modernization contracts by end of fiscal 2018

Darren Ash, left, assistant CIO for the Farm Production and Conservation Mission Area at USDA; Gary Washington, center, USDA CIO; and Joanne Collins-Smee, deputy commissioner in GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service and director of the Technology Transformation Service.
Ask the CIO

Through CoEs, USDA starts proving what's possible with IT modernization