People

NASA needs boomer expertise

Brain drain could mean a serious setback for the agency’s next trip to the moon.

People

Letters: Much ado about government pay

Readers sound off on the General Schedule pay system, pay-for-performance and poor management.

Digital Government

Editorial: Dressing up EA's mission

Dick Burk has done much for enterprise architecture and linking EA to agency missions.

People

Military can't buy IT fast enough

Top military leaders blame bureaucracy and acquisition rules geared to weapons systems.

Digital Government

FlipSide: A case for EA

No agency wants to be without an enterprise architecture, according to a recent book on the topic whose authors focus on its strategic benefits.

Digital Government

Buzz of the week

Gov 2.0: Ready or not?

Digital Government

OMB, CIO Council issue architecture principles

The document helps make clear what business and technical values are most important to the government.

People

CFOs: Use more financial data

Program managers could use the data to help them make better decisions.

People

Is IT security getting short shrift?

Concerned former DOD officials call for greater use of cybersecurity metrics.

People

Circuit: CDC buys plot in Web 2.0 world

CDC has purchased an island in the virtual world of Second Life.

People

Defense unions optimistic about pay system

Despite the odds, opponents of NSPS say they will seek a remedy in the Supreme Court.

People

OPM stung by thefts

Former employees admit to stealing funds from Treasury.

People

Survey: CISOs worried about mobile data security

Chief security officers say many teleworkers do not have adequate data security training or technology, according to a survey by the Telework Exchange.

People

ITIL given a government spin

A new version of the popular IT self-help series offers advice tailored to the interests of the public-sector.

Digital Government

Richard Burk: EA evangelist

OMB’s retiring chief architect preaches the virtues of enterprise architecture.

People

The new public-safety language

The National Information Exchange Model provides a rallying point for government and industry to coordinate homeland security efforts.

People

10 perspectives on EA

Leadings lights from around the federal IT community share take a stab at defining EA and its importance to good government.

People

NSA begins crypto upgrade

15-year plan to fund new encoding technology.

People

CIO University refills the pipeline

153 graduates received certificates after coursework in core CIO competencies.

People

OMB scores high on EA

Even some of OMB’s frequent critics say the White House agency has been an effective advocate of enterprise architecture.