Digital Government

Obama campaign joins hipster photo site Instagram

In a single day, the Barack Obama campaign picked up more than 18,000 followers on the Instagram photo-sharing online service.

Acquisition

New rule corrects contracting misunderstandings

New rules address time-and-materials contracts, require publication of contractors' work histories and attack abuses of interagency contracts.

Cybersecurity

Coast Guard to end Deepwater program

The Coast Guard's decade-old Deepwater acquisition program is over, but the difficult experience taught important lessons, officials say.

People

Retiring executives could come back as mentors

The Office of Personnel Management is seeking a contractor to help match employees with mentors.

Digital Government

Hospitals Tracking Tech Anew

Digital Government

Just how much is the pay freeze costing you?

Here's a handy calculator to count the cost.

People

Hire those federal interns

Lawmakers seek to improve federal intern conversion.

People

Air Force offers early outs and buyouts -- again

The Air Force's ongoing restructuring effort leads to another round of voluntary retirement and separation.

People

Dot-gov Web sprawl a challenge to untangle

Reform efforts have reduced the number of government websites, but the trickiest challenges lie ahead.

Modernization

NOAA moves to cloud-based email

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Modernization

Feds turn to dating websites and facial recognition tools to catch crooks

The Federal Trade Commission, Congress and academics worry about privacy and security ramifications.

Ideas

A very NORAD Christmas