Digital Government
Water main break at new Walter Reed leaves three clinics 'unusable'
Leak occurred same day President Obama visited wounded troops.
Digital Government
Officials encourage agencies to look far and wide for innovation
Great ideas can come from unexpected sources, from an ordinary citizen responding to a crowd-sourcing initiative to a chance encounter with an employee in the elevator, tech leaders say.
Digital Government
Federal Coach: Jacqueline Berrien on leading the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jacqueline A. Berrien has been the chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) since April 2010. A Harvard Law School graduate, Berrien practiced civil rights law for many years and assisted underrepresented groups as a program officer for the Ford Foundation.
Modernization
Proven tips to make the best performance dashboards
Agencies should check out the colorful dials on the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office's online dashboard to see some good dashboard design. Read on for more tips and good examples.
People
How to prime feds for better performance
Columnist Steve Kelman says agencies should join the quick-experiment revolution that is spreading through the private sector.
Cybersecurity
Will congressional infighting stall cybersecurity laws?
Congress is running out of time to pass critical cybersecurity legislation, and Capitol Hill squabbling isn't helping the cause.
People
The $16 muffin: Overheated or not, more scrutiny is baking
The hunt for more examples of government waste is on once again, with prey both large and small.
Acquisition
Old tricks for abusing purchase cards apparently still in use, audit finds
Internal Revenue Service employees appear to be circumventing the micro-purchasing rules using some old techniques that still work -- until auditors catch on.
People
3 tips to test a service's environmental friendliness
How to meet mandates for green technology.
Modernization
What do the federal workforce and cloud computing have in common?
Many of the drivers behind the adoption of cloud computing could be applied to labor as well, an expert says.
People