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
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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.
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