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CIOC Introduces Technology Fellows Program
This week, the Chief Information Officers Council (CIOC) announced a new Technology Fellows program to help the government compete more effectively with the private sector for IT talent. The CIOC worked closely with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to design the program—marking another step toward fulfilling the IT Reform Plan, which calls for building a pipeline of qualified IT personnel in the Federal Government.
The Technology Fellows program falls under the policies, guidelines, and application/hiring processes of the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program, which offers government opportunities to top graduate school students. The Technology Fellows Program will present talented IT professionals with a prestigious option when coming out of their respective graduate programs.
In particular, the Technology Fellows program will target students with undergraduate degrees in computer science, computational mathematics, IT, or information science; and a graduate degree and/ or relevant work experience in an IT-related field.
Getting Hands-On Federal IT Experience
Technology Fellows will serve a two-year appointment in at least one CIOC Agency before deciding whether to stay in the Federal Government. The program will provide them with unique firsthand experience working on complex problems within the Federal IT portfolio. At the same time, fellows will receive relevant training in large IT program management.
“Having a highly capable IT workforce is critical to all Federal Government Agencies, and the Technology Fellows program gives us a great way to attract young, talented IT specialists into the government,” according to Richard Spires, CIO of the Department of Homeland Security and Vice-Chair of the CIOC. “Having spent parts of my career in government and the private sector, I highly recommend that young IT specialists consider starting their career in government—you have a great variety of learning opportunities along with the ability to have a meaningful impact.”
The application period for the 2011 program runs from September 15-25, please visit the PMF website (http://www.pmf.gov/become-a-pmf/application-process.aspx) for more information on applying.
Applicants must apply through USAjobs.gov. Please follow the following link on how to apply.
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