Digital Government

State allocates final $28 million for Internet freedom programs

Department official says a free Internet is key to democracy.

Digital Government

Issa says White House can too easily hide presidential records

The House oversight committee chairman wants assurance that staff are archiving work emails sent from personal accounts.

Digital Government

Sunshine advocates criticize government contractor database

New public website includes no pre-April info and is tough to navigate and full of unnecessary warnings, groups say.

Digital Government

Managers: Put down the BlackBerry and engage your employees

Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry tells federal managers that staring at their smart phones won't create a more open culture.

Digital Government

Why breaking rank is sometimes a good thing

Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry recounts how one employee saved the day by ignoring agency protocol.

People

The barriers to market pay for the federal IT workforce

Technology specialists would benefit most from a market-sensitive salary system but several barriers make that occupational group the least prepared for the change, writes consultant Howard Risher.

Digital Government

An uncertain prognosis for personal health records

Feds are trying to push self-managed medical records into the mainstream, but it's been slow going.

People

News of bin Laden's death a landmark social networking event

Media reports show how networking technology, which bin Laden conspicuously avoided, shaped coverage of the event.

People

Procurement data woes: Public lashings probably won't help

A proposed policy to penalize VA contracting officers might not get the desired results, experts say.

People

SSA: The check is not in the mail

The Treasury Department and Social Security Administration have begun requiring new applicants for retirement benefits to sign up for electronic payments or debit cards only.

Digital Government

A Five-Year Pay Freeze?