People
GSA invites interaction on new site
The General Services Administration and its Federal Acquisition Service are inviting federal employees and industry executives to join a new online community devoted to acquisition.
People
Pay freeze idea gets chilly reception
The president's proposal to freeze the pay of federal workers generates objections from labor unions and questions of fairness from congressional leaders.
Cybersecurity
DHS makes moderate progress on IT management, IG says
The Homeland Security Department got moderate scores for IT management, acquisition and emergency management in a new report from Inspector General Richard Skinner.
Digital Government
Feds could see pay freeze
Administration officials hope for $2 billion in savings for fiscal 2011 and more in the coming years.
Digital Government
Privacy push could get pushback
Online privacy, always a touchy subject when so many people are networking and shopping via the Internet, is about to become a political football.
Cybersecurity
Recommended reading
Broadband plan do-over; Myths of password protection; Cybersecurity and the new Congress.
People
Issa sets tone for Government Reform Committee
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said he plans to examine government operations and find ways to improve them.
People
How political appointees make a mess of IT management
FCW readers couldn't agree more with columnist Steve Kelman's suspicions about the damage done by short-timer political appointees.
Modernization
What the mobile revolution means for enterprise IT
Here's how smart enterprise IT shops are preparing for the new age of mobile computing.
People
13 ideas for building better RFPs
Procurement experts offer their suggestions for improving how agencies define program requirements.
People
The best of the federal blogosphere
VA's new dialogue; The simplicity of rocket science; Data.gov's family snapshot.
People
Cost-cutters target fed workers again
The bipartisan debt commission has put government employees back at the center of political debates about how to make the government more cost-effective.
People
7 lessons worth learning from the Navy Social Media Handbook
The Navy's recently published Social Media Handbook has some good lessons for everyone, write Kristin Bockius and Mark Drapeau, Microsoft's resident social media experts.
Digital Government
Obama announces two-year federal pay freeze
Civilian employees will not see any raises in 2011 or 2012.
Digital Government
Air Force Extends $9 billion NETCENTS contract
Delays in $28 billion follow-on award forced the extension.
Digital Government
WikiLeaks: One analyst, so many documents
How could Bradley Manning alone have leaked so much classified material?
Digital Government
Countering WikiLeaks could stifle information sharing
Experts favor efforts to change behavior of would-be leakers rather than seeking new technical ways to protect secret government data.
Digital Government
Never a dull moment
Well, it looks like feds are being asked by the White House to share the pain of the private sector with a two-year pay freeze.
People