Modernization

VA builds its own online job board

The Veterans Affairs Department has 3,553 job vacancies to fill, and it has created a new online jobs board to encourage veterans to apply.

Ideas

The Internet as Enlightenment 2.0

Digital Government

FBI, Homeland Security defer to each other on criminal immigrants' data

House Republicans subpoenaed criminal records of immigrants in the country unlawfully, claim agencies are hiding crimes.

Digital Government

Army seeks water recycling system for Afghanistan outposts

Service wants a system that will recover 75 percent of water to cut down on convoys.

Digital Government

The Navy NGEN Slide Sets

Modernization

OPM: USAJobs has turned a corner

The poorly performing USAJobs website is showing signs of recovery, according to OPM Director John Berry.

People

Budget cuts won't stop DOD IT spending in 2012, forecast predicts

DOD's appetite for IT expected to be diminished, but still healthy

People

Hiring veterans: Strategies for success

Agencies can benefit by hiring military veterans, and these tips will help them make the most of veterans' skills and talents.

Acquisition

Alaska Native Corp. program: The case for and against

Critics and supporters disagree about the benefits and disadvantages of the sole-source, set-aside program.

Digital Government

Funding Bill Invests in Cyber Jobs

Acquisition

Agencies told to set aside more orders for small firms

Officials want small companies to get more businesses in the growing world of task and delivery orders since that’s where the money has increasingly been going

People

4 tips toward good communication for managers

Example: Employees need to understand national politics. Why? Read on.