People

DISA honors excellence in acquisition

DISA team gets credit for replacing expiring contracts with up-to-date contracts that match agency telecommunications contracting needs with Defense Department policy.

Acquisition

GSA's new chief says fiasco 'cuts to heart' of mission

Tangherlini, acting head of GSA, says the over-the-top conference spending undermines of GSA's duty to save the government money.

Emerging Tech

Commentary: Why the United States must win the robotics race

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Modernization

GBC: Comparing Governments in the Cloud

The Government Business Council looks at the U.S. against the United Kingdom and Australia.

Cybersecurity

Cyber czar: Power companies need to watch their backs

White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt says the energy sector must continuously evaluate and manage risks.

Digital Government

Inability to track prescriptions adds to Marine drug abuse problem, IG finds

The Defense electronic health record system won't be able to pinpoint abuse until 2014.

Digital Government

Have a sense of humor? Become an IT worker.

CIOs and help desk support members share strange questions they've been asked in their line of work.

Digital Government

Broken Warriors

In the midst of two long wars, the military is facing enormous challenges at home. In this series, Nextgov examines the mental health consequences for troops and their families after nearly a decade of repeated deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq.

Digital Government

Telework Security Remains a Key Concern

Modernization

Transparency groups say THOMAS legislative website is outdated

The Library of Congress' THOMAS system for researching current legislation is behind the times, according to more than two dozen watchdog groups.

People

Open government plans 2.0 a mixed bag: News analysis

Dozens of federal agencies are releasing updated open government plans this week.

Digital Government

Census director leaving

Next stop for Census director: Academia.

People

Feds work less, earn more than private-sector employees -- or so people believe

Respondents in a new survey think private-sector employees work harder than those in government. The twist: Many feds agree.

Acquisition

Congress calls GSA officials in wake of scandal

IG's report of blatant overspending brings GSA officials to face lawmakers' questions at three congressional hearings.