Scott Kupor

Really excited to announce that NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration is partnering with U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on US Tech Force. This is an exciting intersection ...

A shout out to all great technologists who are inspired by crushing the world’s biggest and most challenging technical problem – developing software to modernize the federal government! Join US Tec...

Recently, I wrote about how incremental change can be an effective tool for increasing the quality and efficiency of government. And that remains true – just a little over one week later! But some...

Return to office (RTO) policies have been a hot topic – particularly in the private sector as many companies have sought to return to pre-Covid in-office policies. Given that, I wanted to provide s...

Today, we’re taking an important step toward strengthening the future of the federal workforce. For too long, navigating federal hiring has been more complicated than it needs to be—especially for ...

With the government shutdown behind us, I thought I’d share a few reflections. First, some definitions. The shutdown basically prohibited the government from performing activities that receive fu...

Saying goodbye is such sweet sorrow, but alas we must move FWD The fall of 2000 is memorable for many things, not the least of which was the “hanging chad” presidential election between Al Gore an...

I appreciated the opportunity to join James-Christian Blockwood for a fireside chat at the National Academy of Public Administration’s annual conference today. We discussed how government can bet...

Human beings are creatures of habit. Mostly that’s a good thing – habits are a good heuristic to enhance our safety, predictability and, sometimes, economy. We don’t need to rethink from first prin...

Everyone Has a Plan – Until You Step Into the Ring President Trump recently issued an executive order directing executive agency heads to submit annual headcount plans to the Office of Personnel M...

Return to office (RTO) policies have been a hot topic – particularly in the private sector as many companies have sought to return to pre-Covid in-office policies. Given that, I wanted to provide s...

A shout out to all great technologists who are inspired by crushing the world’s biggest and most challenging technical problem – developing software to modernize the federal government! Join US Tec...

(Not) Managing Performance We just wrapped the annual performance review cycle for OPM employees. It was – in a word – frustrating. Why? Because today the federal government lacks a performance ...

Really excited to announce that NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration is partnering with U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on US Tech Force. This is an exciting intersection ...

With the government shutdown behind us, I thought I’d share a few reflections. First, some definitions. The shutdown basically prohibited the government from performing activities that receive fu...

Bad Management?! The Intercept published a story today that completely misrepresents the performance management priorities and actions the Trump Administration is taking on behalf of the American ...

Human beings are creatures of habit. Mostly that’s a good thing – habits are a good heuristic to enhance our safety, predictability and, sometimes, economy. We don’t need to rethink from first prin...

Everyone Has a Plan – Until You Step Into the Ring President Trump recently issued an executive order directing executive agency heads to submit annual headcount plans to the Office of Personnel M...

I appreciated the opportunity to join James-Christian Blockwood for a fireside chat at the National Academy of Public Administration’s annual conference today. We discussed how government can bet...

Thanks to Varney & Co. and Fox Business Network for the opportunity to share the exciting kickoff of our first US Tech Force company partner meeting at the The White House. We are bringing governme...