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.
Digital Government
Ocean-bound illegal immigrants foiled by biometric ID system
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government