People

The value of tombstone thinking

It is easy to zero in on the activities that matter when you consider your accomplishments in terms of an epitaph, writes Bob Woods.

Digital Government

NASA Will Kick Off a $14 Billion Governmentwide IT Buy this Week

The space agency will release a draft RFP for the deal, which includes hardware and cloud services.

People

Delegate lays blame for sequester

Washington D.C.'s non-voting member of Congress offers encouragement to federal employees, pledges support.

People

GSA ponders offering new contract to cut conference costs

Conferences have been under scrutiny for some time, and the crush of sequestration's forced budget cuts only intensifies the pressure.

Digital Government

OMB details sequester cuts in report to Congress

The government's budget overseer updates its mandated report with the latest facts and figures.

People

State's innovation advisor stepping down

Alec Ross announces his plan to leave the department on Twitter and Facebook, promises more details soon.

Digital Government

Newborn Baby Cured of HIV, No One's Really Sure How

Some are calling the case of the Mississippi patient "a game-changer."

Emerging Tech

What Is 3D Printing? And Will It Change the World?

The PBS series "Off Book" considers the impact of this much-hyped technology.

Modernization

Why Are There No Big Cities with Municipal Broadband Networks?

Publicly owned Internet infrastructure is luring jobs to smaller towns. Should big cities follow their lead?

People

Walmart Foundation exec to take reins at OMB

Obama expected to nominate Sylvia Matthews Burwell as budget director

Digital Government

Pentagon Clears F-35 to Resume Flight Operations

The fighter fleet was grounded last week after engineers discovered a cracked engine blade.

Digital Government

Don’t Expect Defense and VA Health Records to Share Data Anytime Soon

If the past is prologue, the plan to making existing systems interoperable will be fraught with problems.

Digital Government

DOD sequester: Day one

The newly sworn-in defense secretary takes the reins just in time to manage massive budget cuts.

Emerging Tech

SpaceX's Dragon Capsule Encountered a Problem in Orbit

Three of the four thruster pods on the capsule failed to deploy.

People

100,000 feds pledge Telework Week

Starting March 4, the highways around Washington, D.C., may be less congested as federal employees take part in a week of telework intended to promote the practice.

Digital Government

Issa, Obama still seek sequester alternatives

Committee chairman says across-the-board cuts can be avoided if agencies can identify unnecessary or wasteful programs, while White House draws on pop culture to promote president's plan.