Modernization

Air Force urged to move to social-media style communications

Drop the traditional model of one-on-one communications in favor of a social media-style broadcasting of information, one top official advocates.

Digital Government

VA official outlines 'ruthless' reductions in IT budget cut plan

Printers, desktop computers, mobile devices on the chopping block.

Digital Government

Do Smart People Have More Facebook Friends?

Digital Government

Budget battles reshape debate about military strategy

The possibility of massive cuts to defense spending raises questions about the military’s future.

People

Lawmakers expand target of contractor pay-cap proposal

Calls are growing to extend a contractor pay cap to all employees, not just top executives.

People

The best federal mobile apps (and some that need more work)

Also: Secrets of a champion app.

Ideas

First Lady, First Tweet

Digital Government

3 tips to not be a disgruntled employee

Hate your job, or your boss? Before you quit, consider these ideas for making things better.

Digital Government

USAJobs: Lesson or warning?

OPM's USAJobs experience reignites perennial insourcing/outsourcing debate.

Digital Government

Slash congressional salaries!

Federal Daily readers love to rant that members of Congress should start with cuts to their own salary before touching agency budgets, and one Virginia representative has a plan related to that sentiment.

Modernization

Design firm recommends revamping many government mobile apps

Software developers too often lack a clear vision of apps' primary users.