People
Boehner bashes VA for lack of progress on claims backlog
The VA's new system, deployed in 2012 with a goal of dramatically cutting claims processing time, has so far not lived up to its promise.
Digital Government
Marissa Mayer Is Wrong: Working From Home Can Make You More Productive
The statistical evidence on telecommuting suggests that (1) sometimes people just like to work from home for a change, and (2) they're actually quite good at it
Modernization
Pentagon Details Mobile Plan to Support 600,000 End Users
No BYOD to start, though it is a ‘long term objective.’
Digital Government
How best to measure social media?
The Conversation: Our responses to your questions and comments.
Digital Government
DISA Eyes Terabit Speed Global Network
The optical fiber would be so fast you could copy two full-length movie DVDs in about a second.
Emerging Tech
Government Map Site to Get Springtime Upgrade
Revamped Geoplatform.gov will include mapping communities and allow agencies to host their mapping applications on the site.
Digital Government
9 New Ways to Sit in the Office, Thanks to Smartphones and Tablets
Mobile computing has changed the way we communicate, the way we work ... and the way we lounge.
Digital Government
Defense Agencies Look to Replace $3.7 Billion Procurement Dinosaur
Navy and DCMA seek new contract writing systems.
Digital Government
Republicans Threaten to Block Nuclear Arms Reductions
Lawmakers seek a modernized U.S. atomic arsenal.
Digital Government
How Much YouTube Do Employees Really Watch at Work?
J.C. Penney employees are reported to have watched five million YouTube videos from the office during the month of January.
People
Senator offers advice to avoid furloughs
Sen. Tom Coburn suggests leaving positions unfilled -- and names them a few.
Digital Government
Sequester's impact to be felt beyond the Beltway
Despite all the wonkish talk and the partisan debate, the sequester is far from a Washington, D.C.-only problem.
Digital Government
After the sequester: Why March 27 is even scarier
The March 1 sequester will almost certainly take place -- and negotiations to avoid a full-blown shutdown just a few weeks later are not looking particularly promising.
Acquisition
Sequestration hinders DOD Quickpay plan
The Defense Department is backing off an effort to accelerate contractor payments, citing pending forced budget cuts.
Digital Government
Cybersecurity Staffing Shortages Create Economic Ripple Effect
Study finds workforce gaps are leading to more frequent and more costly data breaches.
Digital Government
We've Been Looking at the Spread of Global Pandemics All Wrong
Researchers have been incorporating real datasets on the world air-transport network into models of disease dynamics.
Cybersecurity
Recent Cyberattacks Herald a New Kind of Cold War
The rhetoric is heating up in reaction to escalating network incursions.
People
Continuity plans sport a new look
Telework, cloud computing and BYOD policies are strengthening continuity-of-operations plans. They come with some hurdles to jump, but agencies are starting to see success.
Emerging Tech