People
Budget battles put government unions on the spot
GovLoop members ponder the attacks on government employee unions in cash-strapped states.
People
Changes afoot as GS-15s get younger
Government managers are becoming more youthful as a group, Steve Kelman observes.
Cybersecurity
Tokenization: A privacy solution worth watching
The privacy-protecting technology is making inroads in the private sector but has yet to break into the government market.
Modernization
Empower feds to take on the cloud
Making federal cloud computing a reality could be as simple as letting government workers do their own IT, writes Brand Niemann.
Modernization
Obama's open government goes under review
A House subcommittee will hold a hearing to review data entry problems and to evaluate the Obama administration’s efforts at transparency.
Digital Government
GAO upholds contractor protest of DHS financial system award
The Transformation and Systems Consolidation program had been widely criticized.
Modernization
Key Army radio system has a 72 percent failure rate
Service had to dispatch runners for communications during field testing.
Digital Government
Federal shutdown once again threatens
The Senate has rejected two separate spending proposals. Now the clock is ticking again toward a possible government shutdown.
Digital Government
Is federal pay fair? That depends on how you count.
A House hearing this week leaves the question of whether feds are compensated fairly unanswered.
Digital Government
More action needed around cyber defense
Acts of cyber aggression are advancing in frequency and complexity at a pace that is far outstripping advances in defense and intelligence.
Modernization
GPO transitioning all new docs to new system
The Government Printing Office will start publishing all new official electronic government documents online in its new FDsys system.
People
Army needs better acquisition process, official says
Growth in Army capabilities must come without an increased price, an Army acquisition official says.
People