People

What Kundra's legacy says about federal IT

Efforts to assess the federal CIO's successes and failures are complicated by the reality of the federal IT bureaucracy.

Digital Government

Hurricane center cautiously tests social media waters

The National Hurricane Center in Miami is on Facebook and Twitter for the first time during the 2011 storm season, but don't look for big changes.

People

The challenges of including contractors in the federal workforce size debate

It won't be easy for Congress to count and possibly cut the number of contract employees -- for a variety of reasons.

Acquisition

Insourcing vs. outsourcing: The never-ending story

The debate about the blended workforce has proven a favorite topic of FCW readers.

Cybersecurity

Lessons from Estonia: Preparing for a major cyberattack

The wired Baltic nation has become a proving ground for attackers as well as an intellectual center for rethinking cybersecurity, says Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

Acquisition

Congress stretches deadline for DOD task order protests; civilian jurisdiction unclear

A new Federal Register notice on a new acquisition rule regarding task-order protests has reignited the debate on jurisdiction over civilian protests.

Digital Government

Russia provides a case study in government corruption

Russians are pessimistic, and it's no wonder that they are.

Digital Government

Defense Launches IT Exchange Pilot