People
Workforce spared, for now, in tax cut extension
Republican leaders in the House of Representatives announced that they would accept compromise legislation that provides a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut set to expire at the beginning of the year.
Modernization
Army enterprise e-mail, DOD cloud: What happens next?
The defense authorization bill would put potentially time-sensitive technology plans on hold for DOD -- maybe for better, more likely for worse.
Digital Government
Open government: A new window on the world
More than 40 nations have joined a partnership to promote transparency; what that means depends on where you live.
Digital Government
House website to provide XML-formatted legislation
Transparency advocates are cheering House leader's creation of a central website to provide access to legislative documents in XML format.
People
All VA medical centers have Facebook pages. Now what?
The Veterans Affairs Department made a announcement that all their medical centers are now ready to actively engage with veterans on Facebook. We took a closer look.
People
OPM CTO takes on USAJobs, retirement system
OPM CTO David Bowen has been tasked with upgrading the federal retirement system and ensured continued operations of USAJobs.gov.
Acquisition
GAO: GSA reports fuzzy numbers on strategic sourcing savings
Strategic sourcing contracts save money, but considerably less than GSA claims, GAO concludes.
Cybersecurity
DHS cyber office director leaves government
The National Cyber Security Division director will leave her post near the end of January.
Digital Government