Digital Government
Furloughed feds cannot telework or use BlackBerrys
In a shutdown, Hill staffers can say goodbye to government-issued laptops, cellphones and other devices, new guidelines say.
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Military and essential civilians would be paid after shutdown
Defense contractors would be paid out of funds already obligated, Pentagon officials say.
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Shutdown would highlight government's IT dependence, experts say
Many crucial IT systems would halt and leave the government in uncharted territory in a shutdown — and history provides little guidance for how to respond.
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Shutdown Watch: OMB addresses shutdown questions; budget talks continue at White House
Funding for the government will expire at midnight tomorrow, April 8.
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Former Rep. Steve Horn, IT management advocate, dies
Former Rep. Steve Horn, who chaired a subcommittee focused on government management and IT, helped agencies deal with cybersecurity and other IT management issues.
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DOD shuns Web-only brain injury tools
The Pentagon is upgrading its chief brain injury assessment tool, but some officials are criticizing its reliability.
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Industry dealings could be more transparent in open-source tracking system
Former White House Deputy CTO Beth Noveck is promoting an open-source system to identify and label the 18 million business entities in the United States.
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Half of funding for Data.gov, IT Dashboard restored in latest CR
House GOP lawmakers are proposing a 50 percent cut in open government initiatives including Data.gov and the IT Dashboard.
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Telework Enhancement Act: Easing into a new mindset
The sponsor of the Telework Enhancement Act talks about the progress agencies are making, what has held back telework in the past and how those obstacles can be overcome.
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Managing teleworkers can be business as usual
Manager resistance to telework often revolves around perceived challenges of monitoring remote workers' performance, but some telework veterans say separate oversight isn't needed.
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Teleworkers stay in the loop
Popular perceptions of telework as the playground for slackers and the disconnected don't jibe with reality, studies show.
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Making federal managers into successful teleworkers
With the passage of the Telework Enhancement Act last year, there is a strong push in the government to increase the number of federal employees -- including managers -- who telework on a regular basis.
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Shutdown impact on DOD uncertain, but ominous
The Defense Department is closely studying its authorities to determine how to keep department functioning if the government shuts down.
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