Digital Government
Creative inspiration transforms new tech beyond original intentions
The uses of new technologies often go far beyond what their inventors imagined.
Digital Government
GSA selects VeriSign to manage .gov domain name registry
Government Computer News
Digital Government
Oregon Senator criticizes domain name seizures
Senator says the action represents a "major shift" in how the United States combats online infringement.
Digital Government
Mismanagement, cost and schedule problems plague immigration system upgrade
Officials at Citizenship and Immigration Services awarded contract despite the failure of a demonstration pilot.
Digital Government
FAA teams up with JetBlue to advance NextGen
Low-cost carrier to install advanced avionics on jets, and agency to monitor cost savings.
Cybersecurity
DARPA seeks security expertise from a nontraditional source: the hacker community
The program, called Cyber Fast Track, will reward security research done within "a matter of months and at a small price tag."
Digital Government
And around it goes ...
The position of some members of Congress is that insourcing certain work to federal employees somehow “robs” jobs away from the private sector. The Obama administration’s overall policy, on the other hand, has been to insource jobs to the federal workforce when those positions perform “inherently governmental functions”—and to take a hard look at work that is contracted out.
Digital Government
Pay system reform: an idea whose time is now
An expert suggests that we stop arguing about whether government workers are overpaid or underpaid and, instead, come up with a better compensation system.
Digital Government
House panel proposes steep funding cuts for agencies
The House Appropriations Committee has mapped out its spending blueprint, including proposing double-digit cuts for some federal agencies.
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