People
Conflicts of interest at impasse
Industry and government take different stands on who is responsible for pointing out conflicts of interest.
People
Do’s and don’ts of Web video
Be a small-screen movie maker at your agency with a few tips.
People
Gearing up for the shoot
An agency's guide for creating quality Web videos in our Web 2.0 world.
People
Feds set sights on small screen
Experts say diving into Web video isn’t as expensive or difficult as might be expected.
People
Life in the tech age
An Internet marketing consultant provides tips and comments on technology in today’s world…including Bluetooth earpieces.
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Who is watching your online image?
Social-networking expert Andy Beal advises agencies on how to manage their reputations in a Web 2.0 world.
Digital Government
Agencies strive to meet ambitious energy conservation goals
Law requires facilities to cut fossil fuel consumption 100 percent by 2030; reducing data center power consumption is a big challenge.
Digital Government
Project managers urged to analyze past performance
Report encourages agencies to maintain a database with records of successes and failures to serve as a guide for future endeavors.
Cybersecurity
NIST updates guidelines for measuring information security
New document advises agencies in ensuring secure processes for individual programs.
Digital Government
Also in the news: E-heath records for Calif. farmworkers
A state-funded project will help migrant workers take their medical records with them as they travel throughout California.
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Bill would put more eyes on purchase cards
A Senate committee approves a bill that would add oversight by inspectors general on the growing method of government buying through purchase cards.
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Reader comment roundup
Readers share their takes on government's behavior in GSA Jim Williams' nomination.
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NARA offers guidance on e-mail archiving
The National Archives and Records Administration has given agencies guidance on using e-mail message archiving applications to keep track of records.
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Letter: Scrutiny in the name of a nomination
"Too many good people have had their reputations seriously and irreparably damaged just because they were willing to serve," one reader writes.
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Letter: Delays in government valid, not sign of mediocrity
A reader writes, "Contrary to Dorobek's conclusion, a lazy, mediocre government may have sped these nominations through."
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Letter: Nice employee vs. Competent employee
The reader notes that mediocrity in government develops as doing favors for one another produces a "buddy" system to help get promotions.
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