Modernization

Futures regulators want smartphone hacking device

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People

Union to supercommittee: Don't take it out on us

A coalition representing 4.6 million federal and postal workers and annuitants has sent a letter to the deficit reduction supercommittee urging the panel to reject proposals that would put further strains on the federal workforce.

Digital Government

Federal Coach: Preparing for what the supercommittee has in store for federal agencies

The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, often called the Supercommittee, is examining a wide-range of options that could dramatically affect federal employees, such as huge cuts in agency budgets and programs, workforce reductions, extension of the federal employee pay freeze and increased contributions to the retirement system.

People

Organizations fail on use of technology tools, ELC keynote says

Scott Klososky shows how technology tools are used poorly

Digital Government

Don't encourage Charlie Sheen

ELC keynote speaker offers tips for technology use, including how to regard cranky, crazy celebrities.

Digital Government

Doing what with how much?

They were the words every agency manager wants to hear. Too bad they were wrong.

Modernization

Air Force urged to move to social-media style communications

Drop the traditional model of one-on-one communications in favor of a social media-style broadcasting of information, one top official advocates.

Digital Government

VA official outlines 'ruthless' reductions in IT budget cut plan

Printers, desktop computers, mobile devices on the chopping block.

Digital Government

Do Smart People Have More Facebook Friends?

Digital Government

Budget battles reshape debate about military strategy

The possibility of massive cuts to defense spending raises questions about the military’s future.

People

Lawmakers expand target of contractor pay-cap proposal

Calls are growing to extend a contractor pay cap to all employees, not just top executives.

People

The best federal mobile apps (and some that need more work)

Also: Secrets of a champion app.

Ideas

First Lady, First Tweet

Digital Government

3 tips to not be a disgruntled employee

Hate your job, or your boss? Before you quit, consider these ideas for making things better.

Digital Government

USAJobs: Lesson or warning?

OPM's USAJobs experience reignites perennial insourcing/outsourcing debate.

Digital Government

Slash congressional salaries!

Federal Daily readers love to rant that members of Congress should start with cuts to their own salary before touching agency budgets, and one Virginia representative has a plan related to that sentiment.