Digital Government

Want an iPad? Pentagon CIO thinks you should be able to have one.

Defense Chief Information Officer Teri Takai is working to speed deployments of tablets and smartphones across the department.

Digital Government

Can State maintain a virtual embassy in Syria?

The State Department's social media presence could help it maintain its connection to the Syrian people.

Cybersecurity

Internal problems take down Defense IG website

A days-long outage of the Defense Department Office of Inspector General remains unresolved.

Digital Government

Do You BYOD?

Digital Government

Agencies get new IT fraud prevention tool

The Recovery Accountability & Transparency Board is conducting pilot projects with other federal agencies of a new anti-fraud tool.

Cybersecurity

Survey shows feds still favor laptops over smart phones, tablets

The majority of government workers are using laptops in their work more than any other device.

Acquisition

Veteran small-business bill would mandate use of fraud-prevention site

Under new legislation, agencies would have to search the Veterans Affairs Department’s VetBiz database before awarding a contract

Digital Government

Feds making fewer improper payments

Many agencies still have not tried to figure out why they make improper payments, but the total has declined.

People

Employee numbers matter less than the work done, expert says

The upcoming retirement wave of baby boomers should serves as an opportunity to assess what government positions are necessary, says a government reform expert.