Recruiting and retaining young IT leaders: federal agencies use a wide range of innovative mechanisms to attract young IT professionals to government service and to sustain their interest over time.

The Public Manager › Vol. 35 Nbr. 1, March 2006

Author: Ressler, Steve

Position:: Federal Computer Week Government CIO Summit

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Federal Computer Week Government CIO Summit

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Recruiting and retaining young IT leaders: federal agencies use a wide range of innovative mechanisms to attract young IT professionals to government service and to sustain their interest over time.

The Federal Computer Week Government CIO Summit took place November 6-8 in Tucson, Arizona. During this event, which I attended, federal, state, and local information technology (IT) leaders met with private industry experts to discuss key issues such as leadership, contracting, IT security, and government outsourcing. On the last day, I participated in a panel session, "Meet the Next Generation IT Leaders," with a number of my esteemed colleagues, Lisa Schlosser, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Department of Housing and Urban Development; Jeremy Hiers and Lauren Shear, Army Knowledge Program; and Scott Campbell, IT Specialist, Department ...

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