People
HHS learns QR code lessons on AIDS.gov website
The AIDS.gov federal website team has learned some valuable lessons in adopting QR c odes as part of its outreach program.
People
Contractors earn more than feds, survey suggests
Contractor pay rose slowly, and for some jobs it fell, but the average gap is widening between contractors and feds.
Modernization
5 Kundra plans: Which ones have staying power?
The ambitious and sometimes controversial former federal CIO had no shortage of big ideas for reforming government IT. But can they succeed without him?
Modernization
Radio Free Science: NSF's new Web-based stream offers science news
The National Science Foundation has introduced a new Web-based continuous radio programming stream called Science360 Radio.
People
Workplace flexibility could expand dramatically soon
Could a management philosophy that shuns traditional ways of thinking about work soon be a reality for the federal workforce?
People
Gov 2.0 expectations could outrun reality
Devices, data and apps are proliferating, but the defining factor for the next wave will be how useful they are.
Acquisition
What does the $16 muffin really mean?
Attention to allegedly overpriced conference muffins gives a false image of the reasons for the deficit, writes Steve Kelman.
Digital Government
New social media handbook coaches Marines
The Social Corps handbook gives instructions to Marines on how to use social media.
Digital Government
Did SSA lose track of employees when it overspent on software?
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
FBI takes over Rustock botnet investigation, aims for ringleader
Government Computer News
Digital Government
State and USAID embrace data visualization to promote missions
By graphically portraying a range of data sets, officials hope to tell compelling stories about global crises.
Digital Government