People
Issa: Obama’s reform plan mere 'platitudes'
For the government to trim its costs and size, the administration needs to take a more strategic approach and give agencies some autonomy in deciding what's best for them, according to an expert.
Acquisition
DOD wants boost to acquisition workforce fund
Defense Department seeks funds to make its acquisition workforce bigger and smarter.
People
Creative accounting reportedly masks $3B in DOD budget request
The Defense Department's budget may have used a little accounting magic to meet discretionary spending caps.
Digital Government
The best of the federal blogosphere
Archived documents, a confiscated cupcake and a World War I fighter plane.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity bill displeases Republicans
Sen. Joe Lieberman and his bipartisan co-sponsors say it's not SOPA or PIPA and doesn’t have a kill-switch provision, but Republicans committee leaders say it still overreaches.
People
Transparency on government spending: The missing links
Data on spending is available through existing programs, but gaps make it difficult to get the kind of details that many people would like.
People
Agencies face mean fitness instructor
Because of a congressional failure to cut funding strategically, agencies face a new weight-loss expert: Sequestration.
Modernization
Is government procurement ready for the cloud?
Cloud computing can present unfamiliar territory for government acquisition officials.
Digital Government
Cyber thieves piggyback off Stratfor breach, target feds
Crooks are targeting the global research provider's federal customers whose addresses were compromised during a 2011 hack.
Modernization