Modernization
New Army CIO inherits complicated responsibilities, competing priorities
LandWarNet, enterprise e-mail and the Army Cyber Command are all getting the immediate attention of new CIO Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence.
Digital Government
How feds can make the most of Twitter
Federal managers need to be curators of information, but with a personal touch, to be effective on Twitter, according to an executive of the social media service.
Digital Government
Japan and our response -- some questions
How will America's ability to help other countries in crisis change in an era of spending cuts? And what does that do to our global image?
Modernization
IRS mobile app gains 245,000 users in two months
The Internal Revenue Service is pleased with the response to its mobile application allowing taxpayers to check their refund status on their smart phones, officials said on March 17.
Digital Government
App of the week: The Qik way to share video from iPhones
Skype is cooking up new solutions for video calls between iOS and Android devices by leveraging Qik, a live video streaming company it acquired in January.
Digital Government
Union members—is that your boss or your partner?
A poll from the Gallup organization indicates that unionized workers—government and private-sector alike—appear to have a greater tendency to view supervisors as bosses rather than as work partners.
Digital Government
Cyberattacks against federal networks were up 40 percent in 2010
Agencies should improve continuous monitoring to mitigate threats, says White House.
Digital Government
Top court to weigh privacy rights
Communications technology makes unreasonable searches by police too easy, critic says.
People
How to move from datasets to data services
Brand Niemann challenges agencies to follow the data science approach and make all their data available for filtering and downloading in three easy clicks.
People
Short-term budget extensions hurt government operations, sources say
The federal government has been operating under temporary funding measures since October 2010, leaving many agencies in limbo in terms of spending and planning for the current fiscal year.
Acquisition
Officials change tone on insourcing
Officials say they never intended for massive insourcing, and the administration has not let it happen.
Modernization