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

White House's Twitter followers get Rickrolled

The Obama administration talks a lot about "winning the future," but one member of its economic team recently tweeted a No. 1 pop hit from the past.

Digital Government

Crowd sourcing can supplement whistleblowing, experts say

Transparency advocates tout whistleblower protections as a cost-saving measure.

Digital Government

Good news, for a change

Sick of the debt ceiling? Tired of fed bashing? Ready for a break? Well, we’ve dug through the news and picked some stories aimed at lowering your blood pressure. Read on…

Digital Government

GAO warns of social media risks

Government agencies are turning to social media to get their message out, but their policies are not keeping up, a report says.

People

White House names accountability board members

President Obama chooses watchdogs in government to lead his board.

Acquisition

Possible default scares contractors

The ongoing debt-ceiling debate that threatens to put the government into default is as unnerving for contractors as it is for feds.

Digital Government

Time to say goodbye to the employee suggestion box

Agencies should trash their employee suggestion boxes, unless all they want to hear is a bunch of complaints, says one consultant.

Modernization

Kundra heralds 'golden source' of data center savings coming soon

Agency reports set to be published Oct. 7 will yield the most detailed information to date about consolidation's expected cost savings.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity at the post-grad level

Executives baffled by the language of technology and overwhelmed by cybersecurity program management conundrums now have an educational resource.