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
DOD to negotiate prices more aggressively
DOD officials are telling contracting officials to bargain prices down, even when there's only one bidder for a contract.
People