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
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.
Digital Government