Digital Government

Feds--start making your list

"Average" feds soon may get the chance to provide a key member of Congress with their input, according to one news story.

Digital Government

Culture, policies hinder technology adoption at DOD: panel

The Defense Department would like to use mobile technologies and other technology innovations more freely, but outdated policies hold it back, panelists say.

Cybersecurity

Anonymous: Muckrakers, Gray Hackers, or Criminals?

Digital Government

GSA leader's zero footprint

Administrator Martha Johnson hit a unique mark of making little, or maybe no, impact on her environment.

Acquisition

New rules change procurement process

New procurement rules put limitations on cost-reimbursement, multiple-award and 8(a) contracts.

Digital Government

A call for nominations: The FCW cartoon caption contest

What's going on in this cartoon? Submit a caption or word bubble that gets a laugh. Extra points awarded for relevance to federal IT.

People

CTO shares lessons learned from freeing HHS data

The Health and Human Services Department has been pushing out its data in recent months and the results have sparked innovation and helped consumers, Chief Technology Officer Todd Park said at a new media conference.

People

OMB nominee clears Senate committee

A Senate committee approved President Barack Obama's nominee for deputy director of OMB.

People

Telework puts managers in tight spot, officials say

Most federal work doesn’t lend itself to measuring direct output from an employee, which makes it hard to directly measure performance, officials say.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity education initiative seeks training metrics

The nascent field presents logistical and bureaucratic challenges.

Modernization

Best government IT programs honored

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council honored the most innovative federal IT programs at its annual luncheon.

Digital Government

OMB: It takes money to save money in IT operations

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra says White House should hold agencies accountable for corrective actions.

People

GAO official calls for stronger IT spending oversight

The federal government must strengthen its oversight of IT spending, a Government Accountability Office official said.

Digital Government

Shutdown deferred for another few weeks

The government could have closed down on March 18, but Congress passed yet another funding extension that gives lawmakers three more weeks to reach a compromise on a long-term bill.