Paying particular attention to a clause that gives agency heads leeway in hiring expert personnel, detailing federal employees to the Fiscal Control Authority in Puerto Rico. “It means that the chief of any federal agency can send people to a [commonwealth] agency in Puerto Rico to work on specific projects.” This is what led to the petition to solicit USDS personnel to assist working in Puerto Rico.
La aprobación de la Ley 75 de 2019 fue un paso trascendental, creando una base legal sólida en miras de lograr un gobierno capaz de controlar el gasto tecnológico desmedido que existe actualmente. También brinda la autoridad para que esta oficina logre cambios sin precedentes en los servicios que se ofrecen a nuestros ciudadanos, y…
David Eaves opening remarks at Code for America Summit 2014 starts off with highlights of amazing things happening around the world, governments emulating the success of the UK Digital Service, highlighting the new US Digital Service and the passing of PS 614 in the Puerto Rico Senate to create the Office of Government Information Technology (OGIT).
Andres, Alberto and Giancarlo are recruited to work at US Digital Service. Andrés and Alberto decide to move to Washington DC, Giancarlo stays behind focusing efforts evangelizing the need for digital reform in Puerto Rico.
Esta semana se anunció la dimisión del Principal Oficial de Informática del Gobierno (CIO por sus siglas en inglés), Luis Arocho. Será reemplazado por la actual Principal Oficial de Innovación (CINO por sus siglas en inglés), Glorimar Ripoll, quien ocupará ambos puestos. El Gobernador Ricardo Rosselló inició su cuatrienio restituyendo el puesto del CIO mediante Orden…
The recent enactment of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) creates an unparalleled opportunity to build new digital institutions that will transform Puerto Rico’s government operations. The way to do so is through the creation of a Puerto Rico Digital Service modeled after the highly successful United States Digital Service implemented…
Rosselló meets with John Paul Farmer, former Innovation Fellow, to discuss US Digital Service structure and his idea of the Puerto Rico Innovation Technology Service.