People

McClure: How to succeed (and fail) at innovation

Federal agencies looking to ride the current wave of innovation should avoid a common pitfall, said the associate administrator of GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies.

People

Workforce, budget dominate talk of IT solutions

Two panelists at the Management of Change conference touched on the workforce with different perspectives during a discussion on May 16.

Digital Government

DOT spends $2B for high-speed rail tracks, cars and signals

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced high-speed rail spending in the Northeast, the Midwest and California that totals $2 billion.

Digital Government

Government Gains on Google

Modernization

NASA starts first federal network on SlideShare

NASA is the first federal agency to explore the possibilities of an aggregate network on the SlideShare platform.

Acquisition

Public/private competitions come under fire again

Sen. Mikulski is pushing for changes that would give federal employees a better fighting chance against outsourcing.

People

State Department computer glitch voids thousands of visa awards

As many as 55,000 visa awards were rescinded after the problem was discovered.

Digital Government

Federal IT workers make more than those in the private sector, survey says

An InformationWeek Analytics survey finds that federal IT workers make more money than their private-sector counterparts.

Digital Government

Shuttle safely takes off with Giffords watching

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Modernization

Impact of data center closures unclear

Three weeks after the White House announced a plan to close 137 federal data centers, details on the extent of the move remain unclear.

Cybersecurity

Administration unveils cybersecurity foreign policy

Officials acknowledge report outlining path to improved interagency cooperation is vague on details.

Digital Government

The fiery debate over contractor salaries

A labor union has proposed capping contractor salaries. Here's what FCW readers think about this recommendation.

Digital Government

Reporting from the Management of Change Conference

A roundup of quips and chatter from the ACT/IAC conference taking place this week in rural Virginia.

People

Metrics take the guesswork out of Gov 2.0

Agencies need the right mix of best practices, standard tools and custom benchmarks to demonstrate the legitimacy of their Gov 2.0 efforts.

Digital Government

Agencies share tips for better governance

Agencies have been slowly improving their governance processes by learning to balance control with agility, according to members of a panel at the Management of Change Conference.