Digital Government
Major battle ahead over DOD spending
The U.S. public overwhelmingly wants defense cuts, but the Defense Department says that's dangerous.
Modernization
SSA applicants like new online claim form, IG says
Half of the applicants who used the Social Security Administration's online iClaim scored it as "excellent," according to a new report from SSA's inspector general.
Digital Government
D.C. goes public through social networks
The hub of governmental power earns the top spot of being connected through Facebook, Twitter and chat rooms.
Digital Government
Census director kick-starts efficiency blog
Census Bureau Director Robert Groves is putting a personal touch on the agency's second round of collecting ideas from employees for improving efficiency.
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