Digital Government
Defense bill passes after lengthy debate
While measures pertaining to military detention of suspected terrorists dominated the debate, the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act will also affect defense IT.
People
VA hands out employee bonuses too easily, audit finds
Federal auditors found that the majority of bonus payments made to retain key employees at Veterans Affairs agencies were lacking in proper justifications and documentations.
People
Federal agencies ranked on Twitter engagement
Do your tweets get reaction and retweeting, or does Twitter feel like you are shouting down a well?
Digital Government
Will feds accept yet another pay freeze?
A new proposal to extend the federal pay freeze an additional three years could be too much of a sacrifice for even the most loyal feds.
Digital Government
Earl Devaney to resign from Recovery board
Earl Devaney, who chairs the board overseeing economic stimulus law spending, is retiring after 41 years of federal service, according to a news report.
Digital Government
Former Marine protests tech transfer, claims retaliation
Medal of Honor winner sought to block a plan to give advanced rifle scopes to Pakistan, then his boss and a Navy SPAWAR program manager portrayed him as mentally unstable.
Digital Government
SBA's Joe Jordan heads to OMB as special assistant
Top official's departure spins off new procurement role at OMB.
Digital Government
Defense Authorization nears passage
Industry groups concerned about some provisions in the DOD's authorizing legislation.
Cybersecurity