People

How to share a service

Two key questions help decide which services should be bigger than any one agency.

People

New acquisition academy head lays out goals

Melissa Starinsky believes the weakness of federal acquisition training is not in the details of contracting.

Digital Government

Why did the lights go out at the Super Bowl?

Entergy New Orleans who provides power to the Super Dome called the outage an abnormality.

People

VA paperless benefits rollout gains speed

In 2012, the first 18 VA offices switched to the new Veterans Benefits Management System, and the rest are expected to this year.

People

How to make the most of a mentor

Experienced hands can help younger employees learn the skills needed to navigate a career. However, you must know how, and when, to draw on your mentor's experience to get the most value from the relationship.

Digital Government

Federal IT recruiters look to high schoolers

Students invited to 'shadow' fed technology professionals to learn about the job and work.

Modernization

Menu of safety-approved cloud products grows to three

CGI joins Autonomic Resources on the elite FedRAMP-authorized supplier list.

Digital Government

How can one nominate Fed 100 contenders?

The Conversation: Our responses to your questions and comments.

Cybersecurity

Defense positions a military cyber squad on DHS turf

Computer security experts react to Cyber Command proposal with optimism, blunted by reality that attacks are hard to foresee.

Digital Government

Aging technology endangers Pantex security, auditors warn

Energy Department IG says plant's security system could malfunction if it does not receive maintenance.

Digital Government

Showcasing the best government data sources

An experimental website seeks to guide users to real-world examples of government data organized in useful ways.

Modernization

FedRAMP certifies a major player

The second company cleared by GSA's program to pre-certify cloud providers is a familiar name; plus, FedRAMP gets a new leader.

Digital Government

Pentagon ramping up for major cuts

Few people think sequestration will be averted a second time, and preparation is underway at the Defense Department.

Emerging Tech

HHS innovator seeks better digital digs

The solicitation filed on RFP-EZ, a contracting site developed by Presidential Innovation Fellows.

Digital Government

Tech pros see largest pay spike in over a decade

Salaries for those who regularly use Hadoop, NoSQL and Mongo DB are all at six figures.

Digital Government

Here’s the North Korea nuclear site they’re trying to hide from the world

Analysis showed a camouflage net placed over the tunnel entrance to the testing facility.

Cybersecurity

China hacked the Wall Street Journal, too

Hackers infiltrated the newspaper to monitor its coverage of China.

People

Another cabinet official to leave

Energy Secretary Steven Chu plans to step down.

Digital Government

Regulatory reviews would toughen under new bill

Legislation would codify and strengthen a presidential memo from 2011.