Digital Government
Workforce still under fire, no end in sight
Two memos recently released by senior Obama administration officials are likely to further stoke the debate over federal salaries.
Digital Government
Improve government IT, win cash
Online community MeriTalk offers $50,000 for the most innovative idea centered on IT that could improve government operations.
Cybersecurity
Some corrupt employees have very sticky fingers, CBP head says
U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees have been smuggling drugs or illegal aliens, laundering money and swindling people, CBP commissioner testifies.
People
Winkler: AKO is so much more than e-mail
Enterprise knowledge management, not enterprise e-mail, is the true value proposition of Army Knowledge Online, writes Gary Winkler, formerly the Army's program executive officer for enterprise information systems.
Digital Government
The incredible shrinking bonus
As you probably have heard by now, the Obama administration has drawn a line in the budgetary sand that caps the total amount agencies can spend on individual performance awards.
Digital Government
10 lessons to pull back the veil on government spending
The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board oversaw the spending and tracking of money from the 2010 economic stimulus law, and it impressed many people inside government and outside. Now, it's the model for the future.
People
Conference to advise agencies on e-rulemaking
The Administrative Conference will meet June 16 and 17 to vote on proposals to improve e-rulemaking.
Digital Government
Stockholm syndrome: Sweden sounds more and more like America
Steve Kelman takes the pulse of Sweden during a recent visit.
Cybersecurity
Auditors estimate $2.8B in improper payments at SSA, FEMA
Inspectors general at FEMA and the Social Security Administration uncovered billions in improper payments, reports state.
People
Rep. Issa tries oversight on recovery board model
A House bill would shift the USASpending.gov website's functions to a new online database, along with more detailed reports from groups and companies that receive government money.
Digital Government