Digital Government
DHS insider hacking case reveals serious network security vulnerabilities
Suspected employees were on paid leave for a year; despite findings, no criminal charges were filed.
Digital Government
Networx transition passes milestone: Pay up
The deadline for reimbursement is passed; some agencies will have to pay costs themselves.
Cybersecurity
Technology aided disaster response
Earthquakes and hurricanes didn't daunt the federal response, but trouble is on the horizon for funding.
People
The progress principle: How to keep employees on track
A new book's insights into productivity have important implications for supervisors, writes columnist Steve Kelman.
Modernization
4 steps to take before buying cloud services
When moving to the cloud, agencies need to know the right questions to ask their vendor, says CBP's Wolf Tombe.
Digital Government
Numerous federal sites can't be reached, analysis finds
That could mean the websites have been consolidated or shut down.
People
Why stability trumps innovation
Federal agencies often seem to discourage employees from taking creative approaches to doing their jobs, FCW readers say.
Modernization
Pay off your private cloud -- by sharing it
Agencies that want to build private clouds for hire need to master some new capital planning and service management skills.
Modernization
Lessons for the enterprise from HP's tablet adventure
Hewlett-Packard's exit from the tablet computer market proves instructive for agency IT managers pondering their next mobile computing move.
People
Vance Hitch: Secrets of a long-serving government CIO
Vance Hitch, who was the longest-serving CIO at a Cabinet-level agency, reflects on what he learned during his nine-year tenure at the Justice Department.
Modernization
How to make the cloud a data cupboard
Many factors go into choosing the right storage application and service provider to reap the benefits of storing data in the cloud.
Cybersecurity
DOD puts bases on alert for Sept. 11 anniversary
DOD has put all its facilities in the United States and some areas overseas on increased threat awareness for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
People
Senate panel would restore partial funding for DHS projects
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a budget for the Homeland Security Department that would partially restore some funding that had been cut by the House.
People
OFPP keeps classic definition of fed-only work
OFPP keeps the inherently governmental function definition 'intimate,' but leaves much discretion about jobs closely associated.
Digital Government
'Super committee' starts work on deficit reduction
Feds brace as panel to hold first public hearing on identifying $1.5 trillion in debt savings.
Acquisition