Digital Government
Army eyes e-textbooks for ROTC courses
Officials look to develop multimedia digital library that is compatible with any type of e-reader.
Ideas
Here's what the Twittersphere #Ask[ed]State
As part of its 21st Century Statecraft month, the State Department is accepting Twitter questions during January in 10 languages under the hash tag #AskState.
People
GAO: OMB misses key areas needing oversight
OMB missed two key types of support services in recent oversight initiatives, GAO says.
People
Plain language in federal regulation comes closer
Federal regulations are notoriously hard to understand, but this week a government agency took yet another step in simplifying complex language.
People
DOD: Industry partnerships still central despite budget cuts
As the Defense Department plans for smaller budgets, contractors worry about their own fortunes.
Digital Government
Data.gov popularity soaring, GSA report says
The Obama administration's Data.gov open data initiative is accelerating in popularity and has been emulated around the world, according to a progress report from the General Services Administration.
People
NASA CIO Linda Cureton combines book launch and philanthropy
Linda Cureton is trying her hand at hosting her own book launch and charitable fundraiser.
People
Interior could save millions with better use of videoconferencing
Video teleconferencing technology could help the Interior Department save millions yearly, but technical problems have plagued the efforts for a departmentwide implementation.
People
GSA demands security plans from IT companies
Companies now must submit an IT security plan to GSA.
Digital Government
FedStyle: Avoid these etiquette faux pas
Good manners and proper etiquette could help young feds in their career, but few know the rules of conduct.
Digital Government
A CIO's new vision for leaders
In this excerpt from her new book, "The Leadership Muse," NASA CIO Linda Cureton shares her thoughts on what it means to be a good leader and where to find inspiration.
Modernization
CIO.gov outage fixed with 'hardware maintenance'
The website that hosts federal IT strategy suffered an outage.
Modernization