Digital Government

Winning strategies for workplace knowledge management

The explosion in avenues of communication means everyone has a voice and wants to be heard, and the office is no exception. The result is a flood of innovation that can boost an organization's production and morale exponentially.

People

4 strategies for nurturing a Web community

Public engagement is "about really bringing people together in a problem-solving community," said Lena Trudeau, vice president of NAPA. A new report from the group recaps past experience and offers suggestions for future conversations.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity failings defy answers

Readers share their theories about why cybersecurity is so lousy in the federal government.

People

TSA wary of airbags; SSA wary of misinfo; Air Force wary of Ash

A sampling of the best posts from the federal blogosphere during the past two weeks.

Cybersecurity

Blogger Spotlight: TSA's Blogger Bob

Curtis 'Bob' Burns brings subject-matter expertise and a sense of humor to the Transportation Security Administration blog.

Digital Government

The way to better contracts

Writing performance-based contracts might take longer in the short run, but the long-term benefits are more than worth it, writes Steve Kelman.

People

In defense of IT dashboards

It is impossible to manage effectively without the metrics to benchmark and shape performance, writes Robert Otto.

Modernization

3 simple truths about the cloud

Like all good marketing campaigns, the cloud is more of a concept than a reality, writes Chris Bronk.

Digital Government

Social media is now mission media

Social media has become an important tool in combat operations and communications. But the science behind it -- knowledge management -- can be a tough sell in the closed culture of DOD.

Cybersecurity

Cyber Lesson from Oprah?

Oprah Winfrey kicked off the campaign "<a href="http://www.oprah.com/packages/no-phone-zone.html">No Phone Zone</a>" to combat texting while driving. I'm no O, but I've got a public service announcement of my own. It's called "Report Wicked Websites."

Digital Government

Group recommends upgrading VA health system with open source

Report submitted to Veterans Administration has implications for the White House's push for a national network for health records.

Digital Government

Computer problems lead to skyrocketing Census costs

The report from the Commerce Department inspector general offers details on the scope of problems as more than 600,000 census workers begin fanning neighborhoods this month to conduct interviews.