Digital Government
Social media's role in Arab spring still unclear
A revolutionary power shift may be under way, but spotty data and different interpretations make it difficult to say for sure.
People
Can working from home reduce the urge to be unethical?
Study says telework makes workers more ethical.
Acquisition
DOD taking critical functions back from contractors, nominee says
Defense officials need to keep expert employees as they face issues in the coming years that will force them to rethink their operations, Carter says.
People
Outdated risk-management policies threaten telework
Outdated approaches to managing workplace risk could be the next stumbling block for telework efforts.
Digital Government
Defense budget to be shaped by 'hard choices'
The budget process is still contentious, but negotiators seem willing to put almost everything on the table.
Cybersecurity
H-1B workers abuse work privileges: IG
An audit of H-1B visa holders revealed that many abuse the program's privileges.
Cybersecurity
Counterterrorism effort gets new tech
The director of the National Counterterrorism Center shared details on recent upgrades to IT systems and data tools at a Senate committee hearing.
Modernization
Program launched to amp up federal IT workforce
New government project targets tech-savvy students in effort to boost federal IT workforce.
Digital Government
IT Schedule 70 to get new director
The new director will be in charge of the IT Schedule that had more than $16 billion in federal sales in 2010 and an expected increase in 2011.
Digital Government
You knew it all along: Compared to contractors, feds are a bargain
Most of you won't be surprised at this, but in general it costs the federal government a whole lot more to hire contractors than to pay federal employees to do the same jobs.
People