People

USDA grants aim to expand health care to rural areas

Nearly $35 million in grants from the USDA aim to support telemedicine and distance learning in rural areas.

People

Unions want say in telework policymaking

A half-dozen unions have offered Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry a hand in developing policies that would ratchet up the numbers of teleworking feds.

People

Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and women in technology

A Halloween party for some Cub Scouts reminds FCW cartoonist John Klossner about the challenges that women still face in the working world.

Modernization

DOD expands access to Defense Connect Online

The Defense Department's online collaborative tool previously accessible only to those holding DOD common access cards will now be accessible to sponsored non-DOD personnel serving as mission partners.

Digital Government

IT acquisitions present new challenges for Pentagon

Top Defense official says department must be nimble in providing soldiers with state-of-the-art technologies.

Digital Government

Business costs, skills top list for contractors locating operations in U.S.

Report is part of a series by TechAmerica to highlight how technology contractors can establish operations -- and keep jobs -- in the United States.

Digital Government

Homeland Security CIO reviewing dozens of programs for costs, risks

Richard Spires says his goal is to find where DHS has systemic weaknesses in managing IT programs, and he leaves open the possibility that some projects could be suspended.

Digital Government

Managing Technology: Outbreak

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Digital Government

Memories for Remembrance Day

I have always preferred Remembrance Day as a better name for the Nov. 11 holiday than Veterans Day, as the former requires me to pause, think and reflect on those who served and still serve.

Ideas

We Want Your Comments

You'll notice a new feature on Nextgov today. You now can submit a comment on a Nextgov article using the Disqus platform, which you will find at the bottom of each article. The application replaces the site's Forum section, with the expectation that if readers see comments at the bottom of an article it will encourage a dialogue.

Digital Government

Seeking Security Certifications

Information technology professionals are looking to security-themed certifications as they plot their next career moves, according to a new study by trade group CompTIA.