Digital Government

AT&T and the case of the missing 4G

AT&T is under fire from consumer groups and the media for not fulfilling its promise on 4G uplink speeds for some its of supposed 4G devices.

People

OPM seeks to elevate federal information management personnel

The Office of Personnel Management is moving to strengthen information management in the government.

Digital Government

NASA to host open-source summit

Government Computer News

Digital Government

Defense blocks access to 13 websites to conserve bandwidth for Japan operations

Employees and service members can continue to use Facebook.

Digital Government

GSA's wiki platform is improving efficiency and performance, senior official says

Initiative is in keeping with White House efforts to link open government to improved operations.

People

Federal IT Dashboard has inaccurate data, GAO finds

The Office of Management and Budget’s IT Dashboard, a website intended to improve transparency by tracking the status of about 800 federal IT spending programs, has data flaws, according to a Government Accountability Office report released today.

Digital Government

Successor to virtual border fence faulted by auditor

GAO's review of Homeland Security's SBInet 2 concludes that the high-tech monitoring system might be as wasteful as the failed first version.

Modernization

DOD shutters access to video-streaming websites

Access to streaming video on websites, including YouTube, Amazon and Google video, has been blocked by DOD's Cyber Command.

Digital Government

That nasty old pay issue

The Merit System Principle for March, which focuses on equal pay, likely will set a few readers’ teeth on edge, especially as Congress wrangles over cutting just about everything under the sun.

Digital Government

Rating feds' performance: Changes are in the works

A senior administration official is stressing the importance of strengthening performance evaluations before even beginning discussions on federal salaries. How do you think the government can improve its method for evaluating employees?

Digital Government

Generation C

People

DOJ, agencies get mixed reviews on FOIA

Two separate reports have contrasting views of progress on transparency in federal agencies based on their responsiveness to Freedom of Information Act requests.