Digital Government

IT Hiring On The Rise

People

Kundra's subsidy for mobile devices gets chilly reception

FCW readers largely dislike Vivek Kundra's idea to use personal technology on the job.

People

The dangers of a 'colorblind' workplace

Efforts to ignore racial differences in the workplace can make it harder for people to work together, writes Steve Kelman.

People

Agencies admit to bad records management

The National Archives and Records Administration released its second annual survey of 270 agencies' records management abilities.

People

OPM report chronicles performance progress

The Office of Personnel Management has posted its annual report card on how well the agency met its key human resources goals in the past fiscal year.

Digital Government

NIST document 'brings it all together' on FISMA

The new NIST guidance for managing information security risk is called the capstone of the agency's work on FISMA implementation.

Digital Government

iPad 2: What can it really do for your agency?

Everyone is talking about the iPad 2, but where's the killer app for government?

Digital Government

Are we moving fast enough to secure our networks?

A recurring topic of conversation in government circles remains the threat that cyberattacks pose to our nation’s critical infrastructure.

Cybersecurity

Interim spending law contains cut in cybersecurity funds

The bill President Obama signed on Wednesday trims less for Homeland Security's network safeguards than House members originally wanted.

Digital Government

Army can't track mental health records of deployed soldiers

An internal message shows the service is 'saturated' with paper records it cannot easily manage.

Digital Government

Open Secrets

The nation's spy agency steps into the public eye, releasing documents and airing candid assessments of past operations.

Digital Government

An app for that? iPads can replace paper maps in the cockpit, FAA says

Pilots already use electronics during flights, but this is the first for Apple's tablet computer.