People
Senators want changes on overlapping programs
Agencies and OMB can expect a letter soon from senators to get their response to a recent oversight report that exposes the number of ongoing programs that perform the same function.
People
GSA adds electric cars to federal fleet; many more to come
The federal motor pool gets a little greener with the addition of electric cars.
Digital Government
Cooperation is in the eye of the beholder
A study comparing American and Chinese workers found differences in perceptions of cooperative behaviors.
Acquisition
Reporting political contributions would be bad for business, senator warns
Efforts to bolster competition and reach small businesses would be hurt if the administration begins to require companies to include political contributions in their contract bids, a senator says.
Digital Government
'IT' reaches new, set-aside status
Acronyms can upset someone who doesn't understand the terms because they're left out of the discussion.
Modernization
Budget cuts hit e-gov efforts hard
Thanks to a 75 percent cut in funding, the White House is killing some e-gov and Government 2.0 efforts, halting advances on others.
Modernization
DOD CIO presses on to uncertain future
Even though her office is in organizational limbo for now, Teri Takai is hard at work hammering out military cloud strategies and critical partnerships.
People
DHS plans to grow cybersecurity workforce by 50 percent
The Homeland Security Department's cybersecurity workforce will grow by more than 50 percent by October 2012, a DHS official says.
Digital Government
SSA aims for face-to-face customer service online
The Social Security Administration considers adding videoconferencing to its customer service toolkit.
Digital Government
Gender and job satisfaction in the federal government
A new survey says women who work for the government are less satisfied than men regarding fairness and empowerment at the workplace.
Digital Government
Meet the Twitternator: White House social media guru's theatrical entrance
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government