Modernization

Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence appointed Army CIO

Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence, former commanding general of U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command/9th Signal Command, is the new Army CIO.

Cybersecurity

CIA Website Shut Down

Digital Government

Survey: Agencies are failing to maintain critical electronic records

National Archives report cites Justice's handling of 'torture memos' as evidence of problems.

Cybersecurity

Agriculture to shift all workers to the cloud by year's end

Department is moving about 10,000 employees each month to Web-based e-mail and other services to reduce reliance on data centers.

Modernization

Army plans battlefield smart phone network

The latest in a series of Army projects to push the use of smart phones for soldiers will use cellular and WiFi technology.

People

Pay for performance back on the table

Pay for performance, an idea that has had a problematic history in the federal government, is back in play, according to one report.

People

OPM updates unscheduled telework option

The Office of Personnel Management is revising its dismissal and closure procedures for the Washington, D.C., area after January’s snowstorm commute that left some people stranded on the road for up to 13 hours.

Digital Government

Device of the week: Motorola Xoom

Introducing Dan's Device Of The Week. Today: the Motorola Xoom, the first tablet-optimized Android Honeycomb device.

Digital Government

Reduce contractor use, cut federal managers to lower costs, readers advise

Our readers, responding to recent articles, suggest hiring fewer contractors, improving IT systems or raising the supervisor to employee ratio.

Modernization

When telework really isn't

GSA's telework centers don't provide true telework, just a different drive to the office, argues Paul Cantwell.

Acquisition

SBA changes anti-suspension, debarment culture, IG says

Some SBA officials believe enforcement foils their agency's mission.