Digital Government
Obama orders streamlining of federal websites
Managers of some 20,000 sites told to draw from private sector practices to improve customer service.
Digital Government
The Royal Wedding: Good reasons to ignore it
Streaming video will encircle, nay, strangle the globe, and the Prattle Royale will continue all day. It might not be as pretty as you think.
Acquisition
GSA's Mary Davie urges 'doing things differently' in acquisition
Mary Davie, assistant commissioner for the General Services Administration, addressed a conference room full of federal procurement employees at the Federal IT Acquisition Summit.
People
Federal managers: Room for improvement?
The consensus among readers is that federal managers often don't get the job done. But what can be done about it?
Digital Government
Obama, DOD see conflicts of interest differently
New White House proposal would give agencies more flexibility when faced with potential harm to the government and other vendors.
People
Acquisition officials share tips on communication, transparency
Federal acquisition professionals shared tips for improving communications between program managers and contracting officials at the Federal IT Acquisition Summit.
Modernization
Budget squeeze: One CIO's story of survival
EPA's new CIO, Malcolm Jackson, proposes five steps to making progress on IT during a time of doing "three things with the same dollars that we used to do two things with."
Digital Government
A truly effective Facebook scam :(
Knowledge of human psychology helps scammers trick Facebook users, writes Steve Kelman.
People
OMB tells agencies to cancel print subscriptions to Federal Register
Agencies have been told to stop subscribing to the print edition of the government's journal, the Federal Register.
Digital Government
Franken sets hearing on iPhone tracking
In the thick of privacy questions resulting from the discovery that Apple monitors consumers' GPS locations in an unprotected way, Sen. Al Franken announces a hearing on the subject.
Modernization
Takai warns against federal cloud adoption without standardized technology
Fierce Government IT
Digital Government
Coming IT program managers will be senior leaders
Commenters on OPM's draft job description want stronger distinction from existing federal IT project managers.
Digital Government