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Open source: Not rocket science
NASA is set to host an open-source summit to discuss the challenges, policies and governance of the open-source community in relation to the space agency.
Digital Government
Federal Coach: What it takes to be an innovative government leader
There is a widespread misconception that innovation does not and cannot exist in government.
Digital Government
Defense hurt by speed, agility to access info, official says
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
Privacy issues tarnish Google's Washington image
The search and advertising company once seemed to do no wrong. Now members of Congress aren't so sure.
Digital Government
Widespread errors hinder Obama administration's open government initiative
Sunlight Foundation discovers $1.2 trillion worth of inaccurate spending data in 2009.
Digital Government
U.S. supercomputer experts assess radiation risks amid crisis at Japanese nuclear facility
The National Nuclear Security Administration activates a California-based center to process predictive models based on available information.
Digital Government
Time to rethink the cyber defense equation
Government and IT organizations should spend more money to cultivate the next generation of cybersecurity professionals, writes Lockheed Martin’s Lee Holcomb.
Digital Government
Kundra's cell phone plan panned
Vivek Kundra’s idea to give feds a $2,000 smart phone subsidy prompted a sober-minded pushback from readers.
People
Pay for performance back again
A congressman wants to consider pay for performance as part of a plan to shrink the government workforce.
People
In shutdown, military would work without pay
The Defense Department has outlined a draft contingency plan for a federal government shutdown to establish some policy decisions ahead of time, according to reports.
People
5 steps to effective Gov 2.0 initiatives
Consultant Mark Madsen shows agencies how to turn social media into a powerful tool that can support larger organizational goals.
Cybersecurity
The best of the federal blogosphere
No DNA tests at airport checkpoints; Broadband plan and recent failure; A full tank of hydrogen.
Modernization