Digital Government

Federal Coach: HUD Chief of Staff Laurel Blatchford on risk taking and engaging employees

The Federal Coach asks Laurel A. Blatchford, chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, about her leadership secrets.

Cybersecurity

New report shows sweeping cyber-spying

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Digital Government

Walden gives FCC a mixed grade

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Digital Government

USAID to stand up new Geospatial Data Center

Capability will allow the aid agency to combine disparate data sets to make development work more efficient and productive.

Modernization

Android risk of cyber crime is growing fast

Malware targeting the Android smart phone is proliferating rapidly, security firm reports.

Ideas

Defense Seeks New Social Network Strategy

Digital Government

Health IT Grads Seek Work

Digital Government

Women Hitting a Wall in IT

Digital Government

Defense takes big cuts in debt deal

With the debt ceiling deal signed into law, outcry over defense cuts and lack of transparency is already loud.

People

Government declassifies historical docs faster than ever

The National Declassification Center was established in January 2010 to tackle a nearly 400 million-page backlog of historic documents, and it is just starting to hit its stride by picking up the pace of initial evaluations.

Digital Government

China's many contradictions

Steve Kelman, filing his final blog post from China, shares some jarring experiences with cultural contradictions.