People

A high-tech answer to health care frare fraud

Data analysis aids in finding abuses of Medicare’s rapid payment system.

People

New marching orders

As a new president takes the Oval Office, federal agencies prepare for policy and priority shifts.

Cybersecurity

Is cybersecurity initiative enough

A recent report urges the incoming Obama administration to establish an office in the White House dedicated to securing cyberspace.

People

Recommended Reading for Jan. 12

IT governance explained; The consultant conundrum; The art of self-management; A 2009 Web curriculum.

Cybersecurity

Michael Lisagor's crystal ball for 2009

From Obama appointees to FEMA, find out what his predictions are for the government in 2009.

People

Gold standard for a new order

Hardware, networks and processes once defined excellence in agency IT efforts. Now it’s you.

People

John Gioia: Program management innovator

John Gioia, co-founder of Robbins-Gioia, died of cancer Dec. 26.

Digital Government

The FCW mailbag

Read our readers comments and find out how you can be a part of the discussion.

People

Final Bush-era cards show more green

The last President’s Management Agenda score card for the Bush administration showed more instances of success, as agencies have steadily achieved results in several performance categories.

People

IG: Job competition saps staff

DOD auditor’s report sends clear signal on what the acquisition workforce needs.

People

Durable medical equipment errors vary

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Modernization

3 steps to lift the cloud

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Ideas

Feds: Sick Like Europeans

It's flu season, the time of year when employees call in sick. But if you are a Belgium government worker, flu season seems to last year round. In some Belgium government departments, employees take an average of 35 days of paid sick leave a year, according to a <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123145414405365887.html"><em>Wall Street Journal</em> brief</a> on Friday.

Digital Government

Rep. Jackson Lee proposes cybersecurity bill

A House member introduces a bill that would establish a grant program for higher education in cybersecurity.

Digital Government

Panel: Update science and technology restrictions

A new report sponsored by the National Academies recommends overhauling the U.S. visa and export control system for science and technology that was designed to protect national security during the Cold War era.

Modernization

New Chairman Towns is unknown commodity at House Oversight

Edolphus Towns of New York, a 26-year veteran of Congress, is the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Management, Organization and Procurement.

Cybersecurity

DARPA awards contracts to develop cyber testing environment

DARPA awards contracts to develop cyber testing environment.

Digital Government

Groups request consolidated oversight of geospatial IT

Coalition asks congressional leaders to limit committees that do that oversight.

People

Group: Senate should scrutinize DNI choice

A watchdog group cites Dennis Blair's previous ties to defense contractors and it asks the Senate to look closely at his appointment as director of national intelligence.