Modernization
Bill would require warrants for access to cloud e-mail, cell phone location data
Sen. Patrick Leahy has introduced legislation that would update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986.
Acquisition
Want better contracts? Get creative.
Cost-reimbursement and fixed-priced contracts are just two ends of the contracting spectrum, writes Ray Bjorklund, senior vice president and chief knowledge officer at Deltek FedSources.
Cybersecurity
Before disaster strikes, FEMA looks to predict severity of calamity
FEMA has turned to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for help in predicting the effects of potential Mississippi River flooding and providing imagery of areas devastated by flood waters and tornadoes.
People
Lawmakers push Obama about IG vacancies
Senate and House members asked President Obama to nominate experienced inspectors general to fill vacant spots.
People
Capitol smackdown: YouTube launches Town Hall channel for debates
YouTube’s new channel, YouTube Town Hall, creates a type of online debate between members of Congress by presenting side-by-side videos of members discussing popular issues.
People
Streamlined job application process pays off, OPM says
The time it takes to hire a new federal employee has decreased thanks to changes in the hiring process, OPM says.
Digital Government
CIA flew stealth drones into Pakistan to monitor bin Laden house
The Washington Post
Digital Government
U.S. border agents to snag drug-smuggling jets with Canadian military radar
But Homeland Security officials have made little progress in deploying license plate readers to identify vehicles supporting the flights.
Cybersecurity
Top cybersecurity official at DHS resigns
Phil Reitinger, the pointman on cybercrime at Homeland Security, decides it's time to move on.
Cybersecurity
How to amp up creative thinking on the job
Daniel Patrick Forrester explains why the most effective leaders are those who take time away from multitasking to think reflectively.
People
Federal IT community mourns loss of Carleton Jones
Jones, 68, had served in top leadership roles with Indus and other federal IT firms.
Acquisition
Outsourcing vs. insourcing: Solving the cost-comparison conundrum
A new report offers guidelines for sizing up the costs of public and private sector work.
Modernization