Digital Government
Are contractors taking government to the cleaners?
Steve Kelman considers whether contractors are fattening their bottom lines at taxpayer expense.
Cybersecurity
The founder of the Web wants to protect you from the Web
Tim Berners-Lee reframes the argument for personal privacy.
Modernization
Agencies seek to shed antiquated acquisition model
DOD and the intelligence community use an acquisition process better suited to a bygone era, but efforts to move forward are gaining speed.
Emerging Tech
Better communication could help Transportation relieve traffic congestion, GAO says
Two agencies could work better with each other and states on tech that reduces highway backups.
Digital Government
VA's disability claims backlog pushes 900,000
The Veterans Affairs Department has experienced a 48 percent increase in claims since 2008.
Digital Government
Big data can Moneyball government services
By standardizing more of its data and sharing it more widely, the federal government could deliver service more efficiently and cut costs.
People
BYOD continues to challenge agencies struggling to develop policy
Most agencies allow devices to access networks, but also don't know how to manage it, survey suggests.
Acquisition
Meet the evangelists of interacting in gov 2.0 style
In an emerging 2.0 government, two officials at GSA took a chance on a new way to get government and industry to interact.
Modernization
BYOD: Trend or trivia?
Is 'bring your own device' the next big thing for government or is it just a fad?
People
Innovation: Are feds afraid of their own shadows?
Agency performance suffers when employees are too fearful to try new ways of doing things, writes Steve Kelman.
Digital Government
Senator wants approvals for conference spending
Under a forthcoming bill, a senior agency official would have to give approval for any conference costing more than $200,000.
Digital Government
DHS field agents to transition to mobile devices within 5 years
Homeland Security Department CIO Richard Spires outlined plans for upgrading law enforcement technologies and systems at the department.
People