Digital Government
Time to rethink the PC
Desktop PCs have been a blessing and a curse since the day they arrived. Here’s how to make living with them a little easier.
People
Making telework happen: It's up to managers now
Management resistance to telework is rational and born of experience, but it need not be a permanent obstacle, writes Patricia Niehaus, president of the Federal Managers Association.
People
6 keys to building a culture of innovation
It takes much more than tools to develop a culture of innovation, especially in the government, writes Dwayne Spradlin, CEO of InnoCentive.
Modernization
5 ways to ease desktop PC-induced pain
Check out these five ways agencies are trying to solve their love/hate relationship with PCs.
Modernization
Can the Apple iPad get any workplace respect?
Apple's iPad tablet computer is attracting some interested glances from government
Digital Government
Would More Training Really Fix the Leadership Skills Gap?
Readers of this blog will recall that a few weeks ago, the Merit Systems Protection Board reported findings that many front-line supervisors lack leadership skills because those doing the hiring put greater emphasis on candidates’ technical know-how.
Digital Government
Agriculture Department announces more broadband grants
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Wednesday his department was providing $1.2 billion to help fund 126 projects nationwide aimed at promoting broadband access and adoption, while also spurring economic development and job creation.
Digital Government
Inspector: Standard coding for contract awards will help fight fraud
Agencies now use different alphanumerical schema to track their awards, making it 'unnecessarily arduous' to identify $110 billion in improper payments the government makes every year.
Digital Government
Defense top doc nominee labels electronic health records a priority
Dr. Jonathan Woodson says the department should shift the focus of the e-health network from capturing administrative data to providing better service to clinicians.
Digital Government
New law requires OMB to post information on contractors
The database is expected to document criminal and civil proceedings, terminated contracts, vendors banned from doing business with the government.
Modernization
Library of Congress forges digital preservation alliance
The Library of Congress is forming a new partnership dedicated to preserving and providing access to digital content.
People
Agencies' unique coding systems hinder Recovery Act oversight, official says
The board that oversees money from the stimulus law ran into an old problem: agencies doing things their own way and forgetting about unity, official says.
Cybersecurity