People

The secret to good communication, plain and simple

GSA's Katherine Spivey makes a strong case for improving how agencies communicate with the public.

Digital Government

FBI nets cyber informants with hacktivist sting

Some hackers have grown disillusioned with radical groups' tactics, including alleged plans to target Israel's industrial systems.

People

The Net Generation and a new era of governance

"Transforming American Governance: Rebooting the Public Square" describes the challenges and changes that are shaping a new kind of governance.

Digital Government

Governance 3.0: The evolution of the public sector

Alan Balutis explains how the confluence of challenges we're facing offers a rare opportunity to truly transform government.

Digital Government

Top Tech Skills for 2012

Cybersecurity

Border Patrol and ICE data systems not working together, IG says

Stovepiped data systems are contributing to tensions in the operational relationship between the Border Patrol and ICE's Homeland Security Investigations unit.

Cybersecurity

DISA broadens cybersecurity efforts

DOD is expanding the use of the host-based security system to include training and enterprise technologies.

Digital Government

How agencies are stopping fraud with technology

Agencies share experiences of using technology in the fight against waste and abuse.

People

Report: USDA CIO to retire

Chris Smith plans to leave in three weeks, but where he's going remains a mystery.

Acquisition

VA launches probe of reverse auctions

Did official sidestep best practices by ordering a halt?

Modernization

Site allows tracking of influential White House visitors, ethics data

The new White House transparency website Ethics.gov aims to be a tool for accountability by allowing search of several databases at once.

Digital Government

Free expression in China: Opportunities and limits

An English-language Chinese newspaper is surprisingly candid, Steve Kelman learns.

Cybersecurity

New York Blackouts -- Deja Vu?