Cybersecurity

Reading Fingerprints Through Gloves and Other Cool IT

People

NASA takes giant leap onto Google Plus

Keeping with its reputation for innovation and adventure, NASA appears to be the first federal agency to create a Google+ Page.

Digital Government

Exposed: The dark side of telework

Telework really does open the door to the kinds of abuses managers fear, some readers say.

Acquisition

Small-biz set-asides may harm firms, expert says

The plethora of small business programs has 'disenfranchised' many small businesses, yet the government is considering creating a new one.

People

A little help from the crowd, please?

A groundbreaking game designed by the Institute for the Future could find the answers to some very complicated questions.

Modernization

White House launches Web 2.0 tools for veterans job search

The White House announced new online job search tools for veterans this week, with help from Google, LinkedIn and Twitter.

People

Take the struggle out of search

Users are having a hard time finding government information on the Web. Remedying the situation requires a mix of technical and information design skills.

Acquisition

GSA puts Advantage out for review

GSA upgraded its GSA Advantage! systems early in 2011, and now wants to make sure it's working at its best

Digital Government

NASA picks a new technologist

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named the agency's top advisor for technology.

Digital Government

Debate about feds working overtime goes into overtime

Cartoonist John Klossner is impressed, sort of, by the energy that readers put into a debate about the federal work ethic.

People

Order limits smart phones, tablets and swag for feds

New rules also extend to printing documents and vehicle efficiency, as reality of tight economic times takes hold.

Digital Government

Mark Day, CTO at HUD, heads to GSA

Federal Computer Week

Modernization

White House limits feds' mobile devices to cut costs

Computers, not phones, are responsible for most duplication, experts say.

Modernization

High court tangles with Orwellian GPS fears v. past ruling

Justices are wary of the surveillance power of Global Positioning System devices, but may not be able to outlaw warrantless GPS-tracking.