Digital Government
Creative inspiration transforms new tech beyond original intentions
The uses of new technologies often go far beyond what their inventors imagined.
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And around it goes ...
The position of some members of Congress is that insourcing certain work to federal employees somehow “robs” jobs away from the private sector. The Obama administration’s overall policy, on the other hand, has been to insource jobs to the federal workforce when those positions perform “inherently governmental functions”—and to take a hard look at work that is contracted out.
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Pay system reform: an idea whose time is now
An expert suggests that we stop arguing about whether government workers are overpaid or underpaid and, instead, come up with a better compensation system.
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House panel proposes steep funding cuts for agencies
The House Appropriations Committee has mapped out its spending blueprint, including proposing double-digit cuts for some federal agencies.
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FAA teams up with JetBlue to advance NextGen
Low-cost carrier to install advanced avionics on jets, and agency to monitor cost savings.
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Mismanagement, cost and schedule problems plague immigration system upgrade
Officials at Citizenship and Immigration Services awarded contract despite the failure of a demonstration pilot.
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Oregon Senator criticizes domain name seizures
Senator says the action represents a "major shift" in how the United States combats online infringement.
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GSA selects VeriSign to manage .gov domain name registry
Government Computer News
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DOD, VA not working well together on digital medical records, GAO says
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments aren't working effectively together on a strategy for joint digital medical records, a new report says.
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Social media tends to be a one-way communication for FEMA
The tools are one way to get the message out about disasters, said George Haddow, who served as deputy chief of staff at FEMA under James Lee Witt, FEMA administrator during the Clinton administration.
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