People

Rising stars: Young feds bring innovation to agencies

Federal managers, take note: A new generation of public servants is transforming the government, and these rising stars have new ways of thinking when it comes to solving old problems.

People

Get ready for a leadership vacuum

2012 likely to be the year of leadership changes as the presidential election nears.

Acquisition

Kempf: OFPP's legacy is collaboration

Gordon got agency officials to use existing contracts across government, while also sharing their resources, services and contracts.

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.