People

Contractors are here to stay

One scholar argues that government must rely on contractors or reduce its mission.

Modernization

Help for deaf, hard-of-hearing workers

Library of Congress offers employees the option of video-relay phone service.

People

Panel: Feds must adapt to the next generation of workers

Young workers seek flexibility and new technology at their workplaces.

People

Energy agency tries merit pay

Unions say they will watch closely as NNSA introduces a new pay system.

People

Take the guesswork out of green

Successful green computing initiatives rely on a power audit that includes 3 basic steps.

People

Kelman: The not-so-obvious lesson

A tale of procurement woe shows that contracting officials need to be trusted business advisers.

People

Circuit

Celebrating the NIH Children’s Inn; No RFI for TSA-friendly shoes?

People

Editorial: Rewarding innovation

The Census Bureau's decision to return to paper is indicative of government's lack of incentives for innovation.

Modernization

Don’t be surprised by e-discovery

Government and legal experts suggest 5 steps for improving your ability to produce records needed for legal proceedings.

People

From CIO to battlefield techie

Lisa Schlosser finds technical and leadership challenges as an Army reservist, not to mention sandstorms and oven-hot heat.

Digital Government

Republicans, Lieberman Want More H-1B Visas

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, joined by two other Republican senators and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., reintroduced legislation late Thursday that would let American employers recruit more highly skilled foreign workers and temporarily increase the level of H-1B visas.

Digital Government

OMB: Don't bother submitting 2010 budget requests

Instead of readying a full federal budget, OMB will prepare an estimate based on current spending that does not include proposed increases and new policy proposals.

Digital Government

What's Brewin: Tanker Wars on the Web

Northrop Grumman and Boeing take their battle over a recently awarded multibillion-dollar aerial tanker contract online

Digital Government

Agencies rely less on governmentwide acquisition contracts

Lack of cost savings is one of the key reasons that agencies have moved to in-house contracts for their technology purchases, pushing GWAC IT sales down 15 percent annually between fiscal 2005 and 2007, according to FedSources.