Ideas

Weed the People?

Digital Government

White House opens up to the public's petitions

A new online forum lets the public create, and also sign, petitions tht seek action from the government.

Acquisition

Defense Department revisits its acquisition history

The department is seeking a fact-checker and editor to undertake major revisions of a book series titled "History of Acquisition in the Department of Defense."

Digital Government

e-Records Group Lobbies CMS

Digital Government

Let's argue procurement. It's healthy.

Washington Technology

Digital Government

Identity thieves increasingly target children

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Modernization

Agency apps must be regularly updated or face obsolescence

Strong design is a critical element of successful mobile applications, developers say.

Digital Government

NASA behind the curve on advanced tech, report says

Report suggests future space missions could need tech that isn't in the pipeline.

People

4 lessons in the use of dashboards

Columnist John Kamensky shares new insights into how dashboards can help agencies boost program performance.

Digital Government

Federal Coach: How to be a great boss

Linda A. Hill, Harvard Business School professor, shares advice for federal managers.

Digital Government

A Short Hiatus

Modernization

VA starts online open source community for VistA

VA's online agent is now operational to oversee an open-source community involved in modernizing its digital record system.

Digital Government

A Bloated Federal Workforce?

Modernization

USAJobs overhaul coming in October

The Office of Personnel Management is revamping its federal jobs site, with changes that users will see and others behind the scenes.