Modernization
No downtime for USPS managers
Postal agency faces new challenges in issuing mandatory electronic identity cards to 1 million employees and contractors.
People
Lisagor: Breaking up is hard to do
Good managers find ways to let go of poor employees and bad habits
People
Communications breakdown
First responders look for new ways to keep communications flowing in emergencies
Cybersecurity
'E-ZPass' coming to military stations
Starting in January, vendors that work with the U.S. military will have a faster way to enter military installations.
Modernization
DISA upgrades teleconferencing
A new high-speed, fiber-optic network to provide up-to-the-second, IP-based audio and videoconferencing.
People
OPM creates IT exchange Web site
The exchange is for federal IT leaders who want to learn industry best practices and further develop their skills.
Digital Government
BearingPoint calls a doctor
Consulting firmset its sights on the government health care market with recent hire of a former Navy surgeon general.
Modernization
New targets, new threats emerge
Attackers focus on unpatched client applications, network operating systems
People
EPA's Nelson heads to Microsoft
In her newly created position, Nelson will help develop Microsoft's e-government strategy.
People
GSA picks new capital region head
Annie Everett will become acting regional administrator for the region Dec. 12.
People
Comings and goings
Kim Nelson, chief information officer at the Environmental Protection Agency, will head to the private sector in January; Marty Wagner, associate administrator at the General Services Administration's Office of Governmentwide Policy, will become acting commissioner of GSA's Federal Acquisition Service.
People
Jacksonville plays defense during game
The Sheriff's Office used a collaboration system to monitor Alltel Stadium during the college football championship game.
Digital Government