Digital Government

You've been putting it off, but…

You don’t want to think about it, talk about it or pay for it. But long-term care insurance won't get any cheaper if you keep waiting.

Digital Government

BlackBerry PlayBook is a good subject, but is it a good tablet?

The early word: People like enterprise features, but consumer-oriented folks think it's a train wreck.

Digital Government

2012 budget with 3-year pay freeze passes House

The House has passed a Republican-sponsored fiscal 2012 budget resolution that includes measures to freeze federal pay and reduce the federal workforce an estimated 10 percent by 2014. The next budget battle has begun.

Digital Government

Big Bonuses for Top IT Talent

Digital Government

Congress passes full-year funding

Congress has passed the agreed-upon legislation to fund the remainder of fiscal 2011.

Modernization

New CIO handbook provides a resource for IT transitions

A new website provides problem-solving resources for federal CIOs.

People

Performance officers lack authority, report says

A report says federal performance officers don't have real clout.

Ideas

TSA Goes AWOL on Pilot IDs

People

Federal slackers: What's the real story?

FCW cartoonist John Klossner suspects the frequent stories about underperforming feds is creating an unrealistic picture of the federal workforce.

Modernization

SSA exposed SSNs, names, birth dates for 36,000 people, IG says

The Social Security Administration didn't take enough precautions to protect against exposing the Social Security numbers, names and birth dates of more than 36,000 people, according to a new audit.

Acquisition

Wartime contracting panel needs broader view, group says

Criticism of wartime contracting reform comes as officials seek lessons from nongovernmental organizations on their contingency operations.