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    {"title" :"The Future of Technology at GSA","deck" : "Our work can transform government","summary" : "The potential to transform government and impact the lives of Americans is tremendous. Our country needs the government to work well, and technology is the key to that.","date" : "2016-12-02T12:00:54-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"gsa-blog-team" : "GSA Blog Team"},"topics" : {
        
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Our country needs the government to work well, and \u003cstrong\u003etechnology\u003c/strong\u003e is the key to that.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2017/03/600-x-283-GSA-blog-abstract-blog-848x400.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Abstract technology background.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"technology-is-not-partisan\"\u003eTECHNOLOGY IS NOT PARTISAN\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box \"\u003e\n  “If it’s important, it’s important for all administrations,” said GSA Technology Transformation Service Commissioner Rob Cook.\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGSA Admin \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DeniseUSGSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003e@DeniseUSGSA\u003c/a\u003e on the future of technology in the federal government. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GSATech?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003e#GSATech\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/InnovateGov?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003e#InnovateGov\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/zEssbqnSZL\"\u003epic.twitter.com/zEssbqnSZL\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; GSA (@USGSA) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/USGSA/status/773887504776826880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003eSeptember 8, 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n\n\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe need to modernize government — programs like \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/18F?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003e@18F\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/USDS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003e@USDS\u003c/a\u003e hold great potential for our country.\u003ca href=\"https://t.co/QAtxjzKXh6\"\u003ehttps://t.co/QAtxjzKXh6\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SpeakerMcCarthy/status/796823547343736837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003eNovember 10, 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"box \"\u003e\n  “We have people from different political stripes on the team,” said Rob Cook. “We don’t think technology is partisan.”\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e18F co-founder on why tech transcends party politics: \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/isUtBYV7U6\"\u003ehttps://t.co/isUtBYV7U6\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/no5wWow0P6\"\u003epic.twitter.com/no5wWow0P6\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; Nextgov/FCW (@NextgovFCW) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NextgovFCW/status/803970089179578368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003eNovember 30, 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-element-container lf-rich-block lf-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-link s-element-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"s-link-thumbnail\" src=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447im_/https://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/161116100834-obama-white-house-innovation-780x439.jpg\" alt=\"Thumbnail for Obama was an innovation junkie. Will Trump follow in his footsteps?\"/\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447/http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/16/technology/trump-innovation-white-house/index.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447/http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/16/technology/trump-innovation-white-house/index.html', 'Obama was an innovation junkie. Will Trump follow in his footsteps?');\" class=\"s-link-a emojify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eObama was an innovation junkie. Will Trump follow in his footsteps?\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-link-desc emojify\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"-1\"\u003eObama built a tech \u0026#8216;SWAT team\u0026#8217; to improve government. Will Trump take the baton?\u003c/font\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-attribution\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-source s-CNNMoney\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447/http://cnn.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447im_/https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=http://cnn.com\" border=\"0\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-author\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447/http://cnn.com/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447/http://cnn.com/', 'MATT MCFARLAND');\" class=\"s-author-name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"-1\"\u003eMATT MCFARLAND\u003c/font\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"delivering-better-digital-and-it-services\"\u003eDELIVERING BETTER DIGITAL AND IT SERVICES\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstablished earlier this year, TTS seeks to improve the technology of the federal government. Americans increasingly interact with vital services online and the job of TTS is to help agencies deliver digital products and services that are easy to use, efficient, effective and secure.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGSA\u0026#39;s improving the way federal government \u0026amp; industry do business. Read more about our technological efforts → \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/KlV7WOYxVM\"\u003ehttps://t.co/KlV7WOYxVM\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; GSA (@USGSA) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/USGSA/status/784487209046900736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003eOctober 7, 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-element-container lf-rich-block lf-block\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-element-container lf-rich-block lf-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-link s-element-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"s-link-thumbnail\" src=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447im_/https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-11/23/18/campaign_images/buzzfeed-prod-fastlane03/18f-techies-in-washington-plan-to-deal-with-trump-2-16530-1479942824-13_dblbig.jpg\" alt=\"Thumbnail for How Techies In Washington Plan To Deal With Trump’s Presidency\"/\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447/https://www.buzzfeed.com/hamzashaban/18f-techies-in-washington-plan-to-deal-with-trump\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447/https://www.buzzfeed.com/hamzashaban/18f-techies-in-washington-plan-to-deal-with-trump', 'How Techies In Washington Plan To Deal With Trump’s Presidency');\" class=\"s-link-a emojify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eHow Techies In Washington Plan To Deal With Trump’s Presidency\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-link-desc emojify\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"-1\"\u003eObama’s work to build a talent pipeline from Silicon Valley to Washington will be tested under a new president whose campaign promises contradict many technologists’ values.\u003c/font\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-attribution\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-source s-BuzzFeed\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447/http://buzzfeed.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447im_/https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=http://buzzfeed.com\" border=\"0\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-author\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447/http://buzzfeed.com/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447/http://buzzfeed.com/', 'HAMZA SHABAN');\" class=\"s-author-name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"-1\"\u003eHAMZA SHABAN\u003c/font\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGSA\u0026#39;s New Tech Leader Says Group is Ready for Its Pixar Moment \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/IotrLouECP\"\u003ehttps://t.co/IotrLouECP\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/jrFyx9PnBM\"\u003epic.twitter.com/jrFyx9PnBM\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; Nextgov/FCW (@NextgovFCW) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NextgovFCW/status/804049712399552512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003eNovember 30, 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"box \"\u003e\n  “Our job is making the government serve the American people better quality services and more efficiently. It’s an important job for us to do,” said Cook.\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"partnering-with-industry\"\u003ePARTNERING WITH INDUSTRY\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGSA finds ways to help the government get the best industry has to offer, while reducing the barriers to entry that have kept that from happening in the past.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGSA Administrator \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DeniseUSGSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003e@DeniseUSGSA\u003c/a\u003e discusses efforts to increase government \u0026amp; industry collaboration w/ \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/FederalTimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003e@FederalTimes\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/SU9S0TFVvP\"\u003ehttps://t.co/SU9S0TFVvP\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; GSA (@USGSA) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/USGSA/status/778658834516631553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003eSeptember 21, 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n\n\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWorking in the open leads to a better end product. Read about \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/18F?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003e@18F\u003c/a\u003e\u0026#39;s recent work w/ state \u0026amp; local governments. \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/CEjq6CqFby\"\u003ehttps://t.co/CEjq6CqFby\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; GSA (@USGSA) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/USGSA/status/798636697101578240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003eNovember 15, 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"box \"\u003e\n  “TTS will continue,” said Cook, “to help government improve the way it buys technology and partners with industry to provide solutions and services to help federal agencies better tell their stories and provide services to the public.”\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDig in to today\u0026#39;s \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MorningTech?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003e@MorningTech\u003c/a\u003e for details on whether GSA\u0026#39;s tech leadership (inc. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/18F?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003e@18F\u003c/a\u003e) says it\u0026#39;s staying or going. \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/qWTiUK9LUV\"\u003ehttps://t.co/qWTiUK9LUV\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; Nancy Scola (@nancyscola) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/nancyscola/status/800745484579172353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003eNovember 21, 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"innovation-is-here-to-stay\"\u003eINNOVATION IS HERE TO STAY\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are driven by the mission of giving the government the tools to more effectively serve our users, the American people.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTTS Commissioner Rob Cook, \u0026quot;Our citizens deserve a government that uses technology to make their lives easier.\u0026quot; \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/zs7seQ8nIH\"\u003ehttps://t.co/zs7seQ8nIH\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; GSA (@USGSA) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/USGSA/status/793486514537783296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003eNovember 1, 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-element-container lf-rich-block lf-block\"\u003e\u003ca id=\"undefined\" class=\"fycon-action-view\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg class=\"s-link-thumbnail\" src=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447im_/https://i.embed.ly/1/display/resize?key=1e6a1a1efdb011df84894040444cdc60\u0026amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F99%2F0b%2F9bb158554137af581c1e1061a409%2F161123-trump-obama-gty-1160.jpg\" alt=\"Thumbnail for Obama-era techies weigh staying under Trump\"/\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447/http://politi.co/2fsBJ4u\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447/http://politi.co/2fsBJ4u', 'Obama-era techies weigh staying under Trump');\" class=\"s-link-a emojify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eObama-era techies weigh staying under Trump\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-element-container lf-rich-block lf-block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-link s-element-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-link-desc emojify\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"-1\"\u003eAn impassioned debate is raging among software engineers, designers and other techies as to whether they want to stay in Washington under Donald Trump.\u003c/font\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-attribution\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-source s-POLITICO\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447/http://politi.co/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447im_/https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=http://politi.co\" border=\"0\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"s-author\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447/http://politi.co/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173447/http://politi.co/', 'POLITICO');\" class=\"s-author-name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ePOLITICO\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"box \"\u003e\n  “Ultimately, though, in TTS, the U.S. Digital Services and other digital services teams, I think enough good has been shown that this thing will maintain itself for the foreseeable future and I’m super excited about that,” said GSA CIO David Shive in a \u003ca href=\"http://federalnewsradio.com/digital-government/2016/11/shive-brought-gsas-18f-much-needed-parental-guidance/\"\u003erecent interview\u003c/a\u003e with Federal News Radio.\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"\u003e\u003cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003ewhat you can do to maximize innovation... Action Grid: diverse, inclusive, equitable science \u0026amp; tech workforce  \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/3oZqBfgnM6\"\u003ehttps://t.co/3oZqBfgnM6\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u0026mdash; Megan Smith -Archive (@USCTO44) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/USCTO44/status/803354235106656256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003eNovember 28, 2016\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe American people aren’t going anywhere and neither is the need for better technology.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearn more about GSA’s Technology Transformation Service \u003ca href=\"http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/25729\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. This post was originally published on GSA’s \u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20161215030755/https://storify.com/GSA/futureofgsatech\"\u003eStorify\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20161207232843/https://gsablogs.gsa.gov/gsablog/2016/12/01/the-future-of-technology-at-gsa/\"\u003eblog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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