Modernization
Federal surveyors use smartphone apps to review Missouri River flood damage
The Army Corps of Engineers developed a mobile information collection application to manage damage assessments.
Modernization
GSA contracts enable migration to cloud: Davie
Procurement contracts currently available to federal agencies cover about 90 percent of what they need to purchase products and services to migrate to the cloud, a GSA official told a cloud computing conference.
People
Men twice as likely to slash salary for more telework
A new survey indicates that 12 percent of men are willing to give up 10 percent of their salary in exchange for more telework, compared to 6 percent of women.
People
Telework could save Calif. more than $1B, study says
In addition to the savings in commute times and employees' sanity, telework for public-sector employees in California could save the state $1.5 billion a year, according to a new study.
People
Could telework resurrect the House Page Program?
A resurrection of the now defunct House Page Program is proposed via telework.
People
A nation at war: Taking tech into battle
Gen. Nick Justice says he was forever changed by his days on the ground early in the U.S. military response to the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Cybersecurity
Stories of 9/11: A conference table, a sheet of paper and TSA
Patrick Schambach, the sixth employee hired at the Transportation Security Administration, recalls the daunting task of building an agency from scratch.
Digital Government
Remembering Sept. 11: Disaster and response
People in the federal IT community share their stories about the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and their aftermath
Cybersecurity
9/11 remembered: Building a department on demand
Steve Cooper, the first CIO at DHS, recalls how a surge of patriotism prompted him to lend his talents to the homeland security effort.
Digital Government
Federal Coach: Susan Grundmann on protecting merit systems in the federal government
Susan Tsui Grundmann of the Merit Systems Protection Board discusses being an advocate civil service.
People
Global Open Government Partnership gets mixed forecasts
The global Open Government Partnership that's preparing to get off the ground Sept. 20 gets praise and a few warnings.
Cybersecurity
DHS still has growing pains, comptroller says
U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro testified that the Homeland Security Department has achieved successes but still has organizational problems.
Cybersecurity