Digital Government
Report: Inadequate Coast Guard data sharing obstructed communication after oil spill
The absence of a central network made information exchange difficult between fleet vehicles, GAO says.
Modernization
Government IT may fare well under debt ceiling deal
The $2.5 trillion in projected cuts are unlikely to lead to canceling major IT initiatives, experts say, but automatically triggered cuts could do damage.
Digital Government
Obama tries Twitter to make debt-ceiling case
The Obama administration urged voters to make their feelings on the debt ceiling vote known via Twitter, and it credits the strategy with helping secure a deal in time to avert default.
Digital Government
China's future may be glimpsed in its past
Steve Kelman considers the Tang Dynasty and its potential reverberations today.
People
DOD focuses on IT for financial reform
The Defense Department is employing IT systems as a major strategy for financial management reform.
People
Making mobile work; success strategies revealed
Presenting information on a smart phone screen is a challenge under any circumstances, but imagine trying to put detailed information about science and art into a mobile format. The Smithsonian Institution's mobile strategy director shares some tips you can use.
Cybersecurity
DHS pushed to tighten IT acquisition policies
GAO uncovers weaknesses in DHS' method for independently assessing complex and costly IT acquisitions.
Digital Government
Lessons learned from NIH online app
The National Institutes of Health's Pillbox program has shown that a project manager may have to move outside the comfort zone.
Digital Government
Federal Coach: Keeping the 40-hour work week from feeling part time
Like private and nonprofit sector leaders, federal leaders are experiencing increased workloads that often make a 40-hour work week nearly impossible to keep. The greater expectations, demands and pace of change affect the public sector just as much, if not more so, than other sectors.
Digital Government