People

Pay caps may be in store for thousands of former NSPS workers

As many as 40,000 feds transitioning from National Security Personnel System could face long-term pay caps with their switch to the General Schedule, according to the Federal Managers Association.

People

Knowledge management's generation gap

Reaction to a recent blog post by Steve Kelman highlighted one of the barriers to knowledge management: animosity between those who know and those who need to know.

People

How is gov 2.0 like a cowboy in an office?

FCW Cartoonist John Klossner has provided the cartoon. Your job is to write dialogue or a caption that gives it a government 2.0 theme — and that gives us a good laugh.

People

The high-impact approach to knowledge sharing

GovLoop's Andrew Krzmarzick reports on a recent online debate about the best approach to fostering knowledge-sharing networks.

People

Agile: It's just not for software geeks anymore

Government CIOs are co-opting agile software development techniques for their own IT management tasks.

Cybersecurity

Commerce Department opens a public discussion on private data

The Commerce Department's interest in Internet privacy regulations adds a new player to an old debate over rules for how companies handle people's personal data.

People

DOD's antagonism toward info sharing inhibits warfighters

Warfighters in the field are safest when they can instantaneously collaborate with one another, which requires a shift in DOD's attitude toward social media and knowledge management.

Cybersecurity

Before You Pay, Pray

An interesting but confused (to put it nicely) <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgetingk/article/109549/could-online-hackers-steal-your-cash">article</a> covering online banking prompted a pretty saucy <a href="http://righteousit.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/not-news-is-bad-news/">response</a> from an industry expert Monday.

People

Highlights from the federal blogosphere

In defense of military spouses; A new weapon in the AIDS battle: The widget; Keeping drunk drivers off the roads; NASA hosts Tweetup to mark Atlantis launch.

Digital Government

Senate Passes Hiring Reform Bill

The Senate late Tuesday approved legislation to streamline the federal government's hiring and recruitment process, forcing agencies to develop strategic workforce plans and fill job vacancies in no more than 80 days.

Cybersecurity

VA IT official defends work on data protection

Roger Baker, assistant secretary for information and technology at the Veterans Affairs Department, tells a House panel about work to prevent more data breaches.

Cybersecurity

If McGruff can't handle this alone, who will be the lead dog?

Many people have no idea how to protect themselves against growing cyber threats, including identity theft. With leadership from the Obama White House -- and the help of a McGruff-like figure -- we can forge a national campaign that includes students, employees and Internet providers.

People

Senate passes bill to fix federal hiring process

The Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act (S. 736) and the president's recent memo calling for an overhaul of the complex federal hiring process feature similar fixes.

Digital Government

Public views agency websites as transparent, collaborative

Index that measures citizens' perception of the amount of posted information and ways to collaborate with officials indicates a favorable opinion about the open government initiative.

Digital Government

Data warehouse gets a facelift for its one-year anniversary

Sets of statistics will receive popularity ratings and visitor information similar to that on the video-sharing site YouTube.