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
Obama: Faster payments to small contractors
The president urged Congress to pass his debt reduction proposal.
Modernization
Weather service updates mobile website for local forecasts
The National Weather Service will refresh its mobile website that offers weather forecasts by ZIP code.
Digital Government