Digital Government

SoMoClo ... huh?

The convergence of social media, mobile and cloud presents new opportunities and challenges for CIOs, according to a report.

People

Management theory and practice

What does research from the ivory tower have to say to people working in their fields?

Cybersecurity

Is mobile security a losing game?

The government faces a new technology threat in mobile security.

People

For CIOs, tight budgets have a silver lining

Fiscal pressures provide CIOs with an opportunity to prove their value, writes Alan Balutis.

People

Government accountability: Keeping an eye on the big picture

As agencies update their open-gov plans, they are overlooking some of the most basic transparency tools.

Cybersecurity

CBP snafu exposes proprietary information

Customs and Border Protection took down documents included in a solicitation for the "virtual border fence" project that may have included proprietary contractor information.

Digital Government

In acquisition, more meetings might not be a waste of time

Acquisition officials are missing the point if they don’t make time to collaborate and communicate, writes Peter Tuttle.

Digital Government

DHS eyes military blimp to stop illegal border traffic

Homeland Security officials have expressed interest in deploying the Pentagon's excess aerostats, robotic helium balloons used for surveillance.

Emerging Tech

Disabled feds want to be involved in making IT more accessible

Crowdsourced survey urges pretesting and better communication to ease tech hurdles.

Digital Government

How the Vegas conference fiasco could spell disaster for feds

The General Services Administration conference debacle comes at a time when feds' pay and benefits are under attack, and the last thing feds need is for the public to associate federal employees with wasteful bureaucrats.

People

21st-century employee management: Back to basics

Management guru Bruce Tulgan shares his insight into what works in management -- and what doesn't.