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.

Digital Government

Meaningful Use to the Max

Digital Government

Energy launches apps contest

This competition challenges the American developer community to build apps that help consumers get the most out of their utility data.

People

Tapping into feds' desire to serve

When it comes to motivating employees, studies show that the messenger matters as much as the message, writes Steve Kelman.

Modernization

Cloud computing's next step

Agencies and vendors need common definitions, performance metrics and security controls, say panelists at the FOSE 2012 conference.

Digital Government

5 tech shockwaves still felt today

Information technology has been transformative for government – are these the most pivotal changes?

Digital Government

More on OPM's Innovation Lab

Digital Government

Adm. Eric Olson on wisdom from Jimmy Buffett

How does the laconic folk rocker relate to respect for America's military?

Digital Government

A senator's inauspicious rise

Former Sen. George Mitchell recalls his first day in Congress.

Modernization

DOD’s IT strategy implementation critical to tactical operations

DOD's move to the next generation of defense IT is more important than ever, says deputy DOD CIO Rob Carey.