People
Franken amendment sparks debate about government's role in employee relations
Readers sound off on whether the government should withhold payment from companies that make employees sign arbitration clauses.
Cybersecurity
CDC, other agencies find social media an elixir for healthier public relations
Social media experts from the CDC, Transportation Security Administration and NASA share tips and best practices about building successful Web 2.0 tools.
Cybersecurity
FBI outlines three components of cyber-risk
Organizations should consider three key factors when assessing risks to computer security, according to the deputy assistant director at the FBI's Cyber Division.
Cybersecurity
DHS officials reluctant to debar, suspend contractors, IG reports
DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner is accusing department acquisition officials of being "reluctant" to initiate debarment and suspension actions against contractors.
Digital Government
OPM to Launch Online Recruiting Portal
The Office of Personnel Management is building a new Web-based recruiting resource to assist managers, employees and human resources professionals in the planning and implementation of recruiting strategies and promote interagency sharing and learning through online forums.
Digital Government
Change comes to FDA's reporting structure
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg elevates the Office of Women's Health so that it now reports directly to her, and creates an Office of Special Medical Programs for pediatric, combination and orphan drugs, as well as an Office of Foods.
Acquisition
Senate bill takes aim at HUBZone fraud
The bill seeks to ensure that only eligible firms participate in the HUBZone program.
Ideas
Office Of Technology Assessment Reboot
Engineers, scientists and at least one lawmaker are pushing like never before to resuscitate a legislative agency that once provided Congress with technological expertise.
People
VA pulls plug on failing IT projects, saves $54M
Veterans Affairs Department terminates its Enrollment System Redesign, Pharmacy Reengineering and 10 other failing information technology projects
Cybersecurity
U.S. would lose a cyber war, former intell chief warns
The country needs to make a national commitment to securing cyberspace before a catastropic attack occurs.
Digital Government
Security expert: Obama order resembles controversial Bush-era data-mining tool
Memo issued in January to upgrade IT to integrate databases and correlate information after Christmas Day bombing attempt is similar to a 2002 DARPA project that attracted intense public opposition.
Cybersecurity