People
Why agencies can't attract top talent
Federal agencies may be their own worst enemy when it comes to recruiting top performers.
People
Grassley questions costs of SES training
Some SES training courses cost 460 percent more than private universities and over 1,000 percent more than most public universities, a senior senator says.
People
Dan Chenok heads to IBM in June
Former OMB official Chenok will work in IBM's Global Business Services and be a senior fellow at IBM’s Center for The Business of Government.
Acquisition
Governmentwide contracting: In praise of duplication and overlap
Blogger Steve Kelman writes that the problem of having different prices for the same item across various contracts is better than having just one bad price everywhere.
People
Smithsonian boosts online sharing with Web 2.0
The Smithsonian Institution is promoting a number of Web 2.0 programs.
People
Australia, U.K. put government data online
Government 2.0 leaders from Australia and the United Kingdom are working to enhance transparency and put data online.
Modernization
Presented by Lockheed Martin and its Cyber Security Alliance partners
Presented by Lockheed Martin and its Cyber Security Alliance partners
Cybersecurity
Soundbytes: Undies, Bureaucrats and Blue Ribbons
A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
Digital Government
First responders still struggle to communicate, despite technology standards
Various interpretations of P25 specifications hamper interoperability among radio systems.
Digital Government
Debate focuses on how to protect users' privacy if Web-tracking tools are allowed on federal sites
OMB expected to relax ban on agencies' use of cookies and other analytics to collect information on visitors' online activities.
Digital Government
Eight named Nextgov Award winners
Federal managers recognized for taking risks, overcoming bureaucratic inertia and cultural resistance to roll out technology that improves government performance.
Cybersecurity
Cyber chief to name admired Senate staffer to deputy post, sources say
Cybersecurity experts praise the impending appointment of Sameer Bhalotra as a 'coup for Howard Schmidt.'
Cybersecurity
TSA's Database of Jerks
For nearly three years, the Transportation Security Administration has been assembling a database of airline passengers who are overly rude or threaten a screener. USAToday published an <a href=http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-05-24-TSA-threatening-fliers-watch-list_N.htm>article</a> on the database Monday, reporting:
Ideas