Digital Government
White House official to testify about preserving Facebook, Twitter records
Rep. Darrell Issa intends to probe the transparency of the White House's social media records at a hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Modernization
SETI stops listening for alien signals
The radio telescope array that was scanning the skies for signals from alien civilizations has stopped listening.
People
How to succeed at failure
The government need not fear failure, as long as it knows what to do when it happens.
Cybersecurity
DHS probing Sony PlayStation network attack
Massive data breach could enable hackers to break into banking and other commercial systems.
Digital Government
GAO sustains protest of $25 million Booz Allen Hamilton networking contract
The company's bid understated costs by presuming it would get government workspace, watchdog says.
Digital Government
Government has 'late-mover advantage,' Zients says
Jeffrey Zients, chief performance officer, has an optimistic view of the government's productivity gap.
Modernization
Application for iPhone keeps tabs on stimulus spending
New mobile application keeps tabs on economic stimulus law projects reinvestment projects.
Modernization
OMB sets deadline for telework IT policies
The Office of Management and Budget is giving agencies 90 days to develop or update policies on buying IT to enable and promote the federal government’s adoption of telework.
People
DOD needs better plan to move off of performance-pay system
The Defense Department needs to do a better job of laying out specific goals and a timeline for designing a new performance management system, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Modernization
Remote video increases flexibility for SSA
The Social Security Administration began using remote video conferencing technology to manage its disability hearing workload in 1999 and it seems to be paying off, according to a new report.
Acquisition