Digital Government

FCC nominees probed by Senate panel

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Digital Government

It's waste vs. cost in the transparency debate

Technical fixes that automate some aspects of financial reporting could lower the compliance burden, officials said.

Digital Government

Reverse Mentoring

Digital Government

Military detainment powers dominate Congressional debate

Debate over a controversial measure that allows the military to detain terror suspects around the world, even American citizens on U.S. soil, overshadows other aspects of the 2012 Defense authorization bill.

Modernization

Will Amazon's Fire kindle a new push for personal tech at work?

Amazon's new device may be less versatile than Apple's iPad, but it's also much less expensive. Expect the weeks after Christmas to bring it into the workplace.

People

Officials demand contractor identification

Agencies should stop using generic contractor identifiers to provide greater transparency.

Modernization

Agencies told to overhaul recordkeeping practices

Under a new directive, agencies are required to better document and overhaul their recordkeeping systems.

People

VA calls halt to buying personal printers

The agency is seeking to consolidate printing tasks for savings.

Digital Government

Facebook Settles With FTC Over Privacy

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Cybersecurity

Hackers target U.N., World Bank personnel

New group identifies with Occupy Wall Street movement and threatens to take on financial sector.

People

USA.gov: What analytics can tell us about the American mind

Bev Godwin is on the front lines of federal executives who are applying new technologies to reach out to and engage with citizens.

Digital Government

Federal Coach: Sheila Bair: The former FDIC chairman’s 20-20 foresight

Sheila Bair is one of seven recipients of the 2011 Top American Leaders awards, bestowed by The Washington Post’s On Leadership section and the Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership. This year’s recipients were chosen by a selection committee convened by the Center for Public Leadership, and will be honored at Ford’s Theatre on December 5, 2011. This profile was written by Tom Fox, author of the Washington Post’s Federal Coach blog. Visit On Leadership to see more of the winners’ profiles.

Digital Government

Is your pay a matter of public record?

Your boss’s probably is, too.