Digital Government
FCC chief of staff to leave in January
The departure of Edward Lazarus leaves a vacancy for a top aide to the FCC chairman.
Modernization
Contractor fired after criticizing USAJobs
An Oracle manager loses his job a few days after his comments appear in a newspaper.
Acquisition
Reverse auctions: A bid for budget-conscious business
Reverse auctions, which have paid off in spades at State, could help other agencies looking to deal with tight IT budgets.
Cybersecurity
Trust but verify: Ensuring digital identities
The Obama administration wants to partner with the e-commerce industry to make sure citizens are who they say they are online. But it's not clicking yet.
People
Government IT terminology has political bias
The Sunlight Foundation transparency group released its revamped version of Capitol Word, a tool by which to gauge popularity of words used by Congress.
Digital Government
Veto threat lingers for defense bill
The Defense Authorization bill is almost ready for the White House, but detainee provisions could trigger a veto.
People
Government officials need to be ready for 'sousveillance,' social trend expert says
Social media users are becoming sophisticated in finding and spreading information about government.
Digital Government