Digital Government
DHS details contract for second try at Southwest virtual fence
Vendors' offerings must include equipment able to withstand climate extremes.
People
Have you hugged a fed today?
Federal employees deserve a break after a year filled with talk of shutdowns, furloughs and pay freezes.
People
Agencies miss self-imposed transparency deadlines
At the two-year anniversary of the Obama administration's Open Government Directive, agencies are lagging behind on meeting their transparency deadlines.
Modernization
GSA trying out cloud collaboration platform in early 2012
The General Services Administration is preparing to roll out a new platform for real-time social media collaboration in the cloud for its employees
Modernization
Cloud providers get security standards under new program
The Obama administration has unveiled a plan to accelerate the cloud migration process for agencies and establish security guidelines for vendors.
People
Young feds are coming up fast
A conversation with 31-year-old GS-15 is revealing for Steve Kelman.
Digital Government
Federal Coach: Steven Knapp on fostering leadership at George Washington University
Steven Knapp became the 16th president of the George Washington University in August 2007 after a career in academia that included teaching English literature at the University of California, Berkeley and serving as dean of arts and sciences and then provost of the Johns Hopkins University. His priorities include increasing student opportunities for public service. The interview was conducted by Tom Fox, author of the Washington Post’s Federal Coach blog.
Acquisition