Digital Government
Feds to launch product safety website despite opposition
Opponents want to cut funding for database containing consumer complaints about unsafe merchandise.
Digital Government
GSA strives to be 'green proving ground' for net-zero energy use
Agency wants to serve as model of what works in creating sustainable facilities, senior official tells Nextgov.
Digital Government
DHS extends Real ID compliance date to January 2013
Delay is attributed to diminished state budgets, congressional concerns.
Digital Government
CIA website disruption may have been work of a prankster
As agency continues probe, specialists theorize on denial of service similar to recent attack by defenders of WikiLeaks.
People
Senator requests GAO review of CIO role
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has expressed interest in updating the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 in a letter she sent to the Government Accountability Office last month.
People
Teri Takai leaves CIO job open
With the departure of former California CIO Teri Takai to be DOD's CIO, the floodgates have opened for new candidates who have a handle on IT strategy.
People
Furlough survival guide for managers
If federal employees have to take furloughs, managers will have to cope with absences. Here are some tips from the experts to guide you through it.
People
Groups ready for disaster drill to use social media
San Diego State University's Immersive Visualization Center is sponsoring a major online disaster drill that will use Twitter, Facebook and geotagging tools.
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