Digital Government

GSA: ‘A Better Schedule 70’ Ahead

Much of GSA’s improvements to the largest, most widely used acquisition vehicle in government are a result of customer feedback.

Modernization

GSA digs into shared payroll system issues

The Unified Shared Services Management office is asking industry how it can improve the way agencies pay federal employees.

Emerging Tech

How Donald Trump Beat Reddit

His first Q&A on the site seemed free-wheeling and open to all, but it was actually obsessively controlled.

Cybersecurity

How synced can (and should) NSA and CIA be on cyber?

NSA and the CIA have revamped themselves in the past year. FCW asked officials how well Fort Meade and Langley are collaborating in cyberspace in pursuit of their separate missions.

Modernization

How end users can make or break an agency migration

IT modernization is a risky endeavor, and agencies too often overlook the human factor.

Cybersecurity

Should election systems be considered critical infrastructure?

Voting machines and the databases behind them don't clearly fall into any of DHS' categories of critical infrastructure, but some experts say that should change.

People

Feds being polled about equity issues

The Merit Systems Protection Board wants to know how agency employees view management and the challenges of their jobs.

Digital Government

Commerce Data Guru Announces Departure

In a post on Medium on Thursday evening, Tyrone Grandison, Commerce’s deputy chief data officer, announced his planned exit nearly exactly a year after he joined the agency.

Cybersecurity

Former USPS Worker Allegedly Ripped Credit Cards from Envelopes to Buy Designer Handbags, Cars

Financial Services // Government (U.S.) // California, United States

Cybersecurity

Paramedics Snapped Selfies with Unconscious Patients inside Ambulances

Government (U.S.) // Florida, United States

Digital Government

EPA Tests Future of Public Comments

18F helped the agency build a system that lets citizens comment on specific paragraphs of proposed rules.

Cybersecurity

FBI Director: Time to Discuss Encryption Before 'Something Terrible Happens'

"At some point, encryption is going to figure into a major event in this country," Comey said.