People

The obstacle at the breakfast table

Sometimes the biggest obstacle to working from home is the fact that you're at home.

People

Telework centers: real telework?

Can you call it telework if you're driving to an office every day?

People

Memo to the next federal CIO: Here's the job...

Former government officials share what they expect from Vivek Kundra's successor.

People

DOD to shut down Defense Knowledge Online portal service

The Defense Department's plans to shutter its Defense Knowledge Online portal are set. What comes next?

People

Government recognizes need to take politics out of procurement, expert says

Political concerns have become increasingly involved in the procurement process, but the government is realizing that its focus should be on the strategic needs of agencies, official says.

People

Telework fosters productivity, study says

Employees can be more productive in a telework arrangement, according to a recent study.

People

Possible FAA partial shutdown imminent

Many FAA operations could shut down this weekend if a budget impasse in Congress isn't resolved.

People

Agencies could pay for skimping on training

Employers and employees get burned when training dollars are scarce, FCW readers say.

People

Acquisition: Testing the limits of classroom training

The federal government is investing in acquisition training, but the returns are up for debate, FCW readers say.

People

DOD cyber defense plan draws fire

Critics say the plan revives many familiar, unfulfilled goals.

People

SSA official fired for disputing IT policy, he says

A fired IT official claims the SSA pushed him out when he disagreed with the agency's approach to IT.

People

Minnesota lawmakers strike a deal

A state government shutdown of nearly three weeks ends as Minnesota lawmakers make a deal.

People

OPM: What makes a good IT program manager

The Office of Personnel Management recently completed an IT program management competency model to help agencies with workforce planning, training, development, performance management and recruitment.

People

Social Security Administration CIO to resign

Changes at the SSA come as the administration has less money to work with.

People

Crowdsourcing knowledge management

Steve Kelman wonders why Google lacks a "like" button.

People

NASA teacher workshop begins

NASA has chosen 48 teachers to participate in this summer's Simulation-Based Aerospace Engineering Teacher Professional Development Program.

People

IT spending reporting gets a makeover

The Office of Management and Budget finalized new guidance on reporting IT spending as called for by the Obama administration’s IT reform plan.

People

New WH memo outlines telework security guidelines

A senior Obama administration official is reminding federal agencies that they must comply with security guidelines while implementing the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010.

People

Unions seek answers on how debt default would affect feds

A coalition of more than 20 federal employee and management organizations wants to know how the federal workforce would be affected if Congress fails to raise the nation’s debt limit at the start of next month.

People

DOD attempts to pull acquisition into cyberspace

DOD officials are intent on making the huge department agile and swift in acquisition to secure the world of cyberspace.