Digital Government
Report: By 2030, Defense will double investment in alternative energy
Pew report says security concerns will drive use of nonpetroleum-based energy sources.
Digital Government
Shutdown specter rises once more
For the third time this year, the government nears shutdown, with disaster relief funds the sticking point.
Acquisition
Senator fumes at contracting lessons unlearned
Sen. Claire McCaskill said the billions of dollars wasted in Iraq and Afghanistan is a repeat of contracting problems in past contingency operations.
People
Feds could have new restrictions on attending conferences
A proposed ethics rule would bar feds from lobbyist-sponsored social events, but it also could inhibit attendance at trade shows and conferences.
Acquisition
OMB, GSA to reteach feds' printing behavior
Before agencies warm up their printers, officials also want them to understand the effects of printing.
Digital Government
Millennials in the digital workplace
The self-sufficient millennials could be good news to IT departments, a new report says.
Modernization
How to avoid overdoing it with desktop virtualization
Agencies should avoid the trap of trying to do too much too soon with desktop virtualization, writes Jim McHugh, senior vice president of global marketing at NComputing.
Cybersecurity
The ideal CIO? Not a tech geek
Mark Forman and Paul Brubaker take issue with OMB's recent efforts to redefine the role of agency CIOs, saying they undermine the intentions of the Clinger-Cohen Act.
Digital Government
Patent pending: New law could help or hurt IT innovators
Government Computer News
Modernization