Digital Government

Open government: A new window on the world

More than 40 nations have joined a partnership to promote transparency; what that means depends on where you live.

Digital Government

Is Israeli democracy in danger?

Steve Kelman reflects on travels in Israel.

Digital Government

House website to provide XML-formatted legislation

Transparency advocates are cheering House leader's creation of a central website to provide access to legislative documents in XML format.

People

All VA medical centers have Facebook pages. Now what?

The Veterans Affairs Department made a announcement that all their medical centers are now ready to actively engage with veterans on Facebook. We took a closer look.

People

OPM CTO takes on USAJobs, retirement system

OPM CTO David Bowen has been tasked with upgrading the federal retirement system and ensured continued operations of USAJobs.gov.

Acquisition

GAO: GSA reports fuzzy numbers on strategic sourcing savings

Strategic sourcing contracts save money, but considerably less than GSA claims, GAO concludes.

Cybersecurity

DHS cyber office director leaves government

The National Cyber Security Division director will leave her post near the end of January.

Digital Government

Will 2012 be the year feds flex their political muscles?

Feds spent most of 2011 worrying over their jobs, pay and benefits. But perhaps they can do something to make 2012 different ...

Digital Government

Got research? NIST could show you the money.

Government Computer News

Digital Government

Looking for friends in all the right places: VA expands its Facebook presence

Veterans Affairs is ramping up its social media savvy to reach more vets and their families.