Digital Government

Mission-driven design thinking

Identify customers, listen to their needs and map their journeys to identify pain points and areas for improvement and reinvention.

Digital Government

Senate Poised to Finally Digitize Error-Prone Campaign Finance Reporting

After 15 years of trying, the Senate may finally allow for candidates to electronically file campaign spending reports.

Digital Government

The House is Shuttling Through Tech and Cyber Bills but the Senate’s Behind

The House passed bills on cyber sanctions, supply chain security and CDM last week.

Digital Government

Apple Building Portal For Law Enforcement Data Requests

The company will also build a digital forensics training program.

Digital Government

Should Startups Ask For Permission or Beg For Forgiveness?

Hundreds of innovative businesses operate in legal grey areas.

Digital Government

$600 Million Satellite Imagery Contract Shifts from One Intel Agency to Another

Management of the EnhancedView commercial satellite imagery contract shifted from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to the National Reconnaissance Office.

Digital Government

Report: Defense Secretary Considers Replacing Pentagon’s No. 3 Official

Secretary James Mattis isn’t happy with his chief management officer, according to a media report.

Digital Government

FCC Prepares to Push Forward With Streamlining 5G Deployment

“My guess is they just ran out of time and patience for the process to play out,” said one local government advocate.

Digital Government

For the First Time in 20 Years, GSA Opens Bids for Business Numbering System

The longtime incumbent, Dun and Bradstreet, says it plans to bid on the new contract.

Digital Government

Work-Life Balance Is an Unhealthy Myth

Thinking we can have it all in perfect doses is itself harmful.

Digital Government

Automated Government

Federal agencies are ditching busy work to focus on missions.

Digital Government

A New Kind of Labor Movement in Silicon Valley

Employees at Google and elsewhere are protesting their bosses’ business decisions. Will that evolve into a more sustained labor movement?

Digital Government

CBP greets international boaters with app

Customs and Border Protection's online portal for international maritime arrivals is moving to a mobile app.

Digital Government

Your Open Office Might Make You More Active And Less Stressed

Loneliness and isolation can have a real impact on mental health.

Digital Government

5 reasons federal agencies are so challenged by identity and access management

The problems surrounding IAM are not specific to the public sector, but they have a critical impact on government.

Digital Government

Lawmakers Bash the President’s Federal Pay Freeze Plan

Plus a familiar face gets confirmed as the Energy Department’s first assistant secretary for cybersecurity.

Digital Government

Quick hits: Aug. 31

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Digital Government

How to Manage Someone Who Has More Experience Than You

Don't try to overcompensate.

Digital Government

First-ever online census lags on tech issues

Plans for a first-ever online census are lagging on IT readiness, a government watchdog says, and there's still work to do securing systems and data.

Digital Government

FCW Insider: Aug. 31

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