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

Spectrum rules stuck in holding pattern

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Cybersecurity

Halt domain name bidding, lawmakers say

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Digital Government

Health IT Market to Grow Apace

Ideas

Petition Aims to Digitize U.S. History

Modernization

Marines prep for combat support with simulation

At Camp Pendleton's Battle Simulation Center, Marines are tested in operational support using simulation tools that recreate combat.

Digital Government

Payroll tax cut campaign moves to Twitter, Facebook

A social media campaign designed to pressure GOP members to extend a payroll tax cut has taken off on social media sites.

Acquisition

Congress clarifies 'critical function' definition

The fiscal 2012 National Defense Authorization Act may provide a little more clarity to the blurry term of “critical function.”