Digital Government
Is Congress expanding its knowledge to meet oversight demands?
Another Hill hearing on social media shows members and staff struggling to keep pace with the knowledge required to do oversight on technology topics.
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A New Study Compared Formal And Informal Communication at Work, And the Results Are No Fun
Meetings have been replaced with Slack chats, and memos with texts.
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Is the federal tech community fed up with Trump?
After the president's provocative appearance with Russia's Vladimir Putin, Steve Kelman finds that some measured, establishment IT leaders are speaking out.
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There Are Two Types of Respect. Lack One, And You’ll Hate Your Job
This isn’t just a millennial, “special snowflake” phenomenon.
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Official Says Vendors Will Have To Abide by New IT Spending Schema Too
But officials have yet to answer outstanding questions about how that would work.
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Smart TVs Are Tracking Viewers And These Lawmakers Are Concerned
Your TV knows just how many cooking shows you watch.
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Lawmaker looks to block Trump's latest workforce order
Two leading Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are also seeking hearings on the executive order putting administrative law judges outside of the competitive service.
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More Money for Cyber Spies, Outrage after Indictments and Supply Chain Cyber is Super Hot
More indictments for Mueller and a busy week regarding federal IT for Congress.
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Army Futures Command to make its home in Austin
Army leadership announced that Austin, Texas, will be the new home of its modernization command, taking advantage of the city's built-in tech-centric culture.
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Microsoft Is Putting Slack On Notice
The company's new product appears positioned to directly compete with Slack’s free offering.
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Donald Trump Nominated a Man With No Space Experience To Be NASA’s Second-in-Command
Trump is passing over Dr. Janet Kavandi, an astronaut and respected leader of one of the space agency’s research centers.
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Google Calendar Feature Helps Users Create Work-Life Balance
"No, I will not be available for that 7 a.m. meeting."
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The Stock Market Is Rewarding Tech Companies That Protect Data More Than Ones That Exploit It
Digital security companies are rallying amid a steady series of hacker intrusions.
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Cheap Sensors Are Democratizing Air-Quality Data
A new generation of inexpensive, portable air-quality sensors is making it easier for citizen groups and individuals to monitor the air around them.
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NASA’s Chief Wants Former Astronaut Janet Kavandi to Help Run Things. Trump Is Looking at the Senate’s Admin Guy
The wrong person in that job could create new problems for NASA.
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Draft data strategy pushes transparency, quality, privacy
The Trump administration's federal data strategy met its first milestone, the release of an initial set of draft principles.
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Job References Often Lie. Ask These Questions to Make Them Tell the Truth
It’s easy to wonder whether checking references is a total waste of time.
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The IRS Doesn’t Know How to Get in Touch With American Expats. But It Can Revoke Their Passports
The tax agency reportedly struggles to send mail to foreign addresses.
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