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OPM updates unscheduled telework option
The Office of Personnel Management is revising its dismissal and closure procedures for the Washington, D.C., area after January’s snowstorm commute that left some people stranded on the road for up to 13 hours.
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Pay for performance back on the table
Pay for performance, an idea that has had a problematic history in the federal government, is back in play, according to one report.
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Kundra's subsidy for mobile devices gets chilly reception
FCW readers largely dislike Vivek Kundra's idea to use personal technology on the job.
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The dangers of a 'colorblind' workplace
Efforts to ignore racial differences in the workplace can make it harder for people to work together, writes Steve Kelman.
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OPM report chronicles performance progress
The Office of Personnel Management has posted its annual report card on how well the agency met its key human resources goals in the past fiscal year.
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Agencies admit to bad records management
The National Archives and Records Administration released its second annual survey of 270 agencies' records management abilities.
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12 telework centers shuttered
Telework centers in the D.C. region had until to Monday to decide whether or not they had enough funding to keeps doors open.
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Government shutdown temporarily averted
A continuing resolution to fund the government until March 18 temporarily staves off fears of employee furloughs and program interruptions that would come with a federal shutdown.
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3 skills IT pros should possess
O'Reilly Media CIO Jonathan Reichental says coordination, analysis and innovation skills are in high demand these days.
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GAO identifies billions in potential savings from duplicative federal programs
There are dozens of duplicative, overlapping and fragmented federal programs that could be cut for savings, GAO says.
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FAA puts IT projects on fast track
The Federal Aviation Administration is slowly saying good-bye to IT projects that take multiple years to deliver results, and is assigning select projects six-month deadlines, according to a senior official.
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Government shutdown could get postponed
It now seems likely that a feared government shutdown at the end of this week will be averted, but the reprieve is only temporary. If Congress can't agree on a budget deal soon, the threat will return in two weeks.
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Painter to top cyber spot at State
Cyber law enforcement veteran Chris Painter takes the top cybersecurity role at the State Department
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Please pass the peas, Mr. President
President Obama had dinner with tech luminaries, and no one tweeted.
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VA CIO says department has $700M carryover money for IT
The Veterans Affairs Department's IT budget is facing cuts in fiscal 2012, but there is $700 million in leftover funds from previous years, says CIO Roger Baker.
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GSA telepresence centers coming soon
The General Services Administration expects to have 15 telepresence sites – or virtual meeting rooms in federal buildings – up and running in April or May of this year, according to a senior GSA official.
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Data overload threatens with rise of smart tech and real-time sensors
The government needs to get smart about handling the coming flood of real-time, sensor-based data, writes consultant Marc Demarest.
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New federal deputy CTO chosen
Former San Francisco CIO named U.S. Deputy CTO for Government Innovation in Executive Office of the President.
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OPM report generates more debate about telework
In telework news from around the Web: A growing number of ad hoc teleworkers; 6 ingredients of a telework strategy; Is telework fraud, 'plain and simple'?
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