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OMB tells agencies to standardize electronic regulatory dockets
The White House tells agencies to increase transparency in their electronic regulatory dockets.
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HHS starts sharing health care data
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a program that makes raw health data from HHS available to the public to use in innovative applications.
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Bill would require small-business training for contracting officers
A Senate measure would require a training and certification program to teach the acquisition workforce about small business set-aside programs.
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GSA offers governmentwide platform for idea competitions
The General Services Administration seeks to make it easier for federal agencies to hold online competitions for innovative ideas.
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Unions fight proposed pay freeze for feds
Unions and federal employee groups have their hands full working to turn back attempts in the House and Senate to freeze federal pay in fiscal 2011.
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GSA tests crowdsourcing wiki for acquisitions
The General Services Administration is using an online wiki to get public input about how to structure and price several upcoming cloud computing procurements.
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5 tips for achieving social network awesomeness
GovLoop's Steve Ressler shares some of the lessons he has learned about building social networks.
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Why agencies can't attract top talent
Federal agencies may be their own worst enemy when it comes to recruiting top performers.
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Grassley questions costs of SES training
Some SES training courses cost 460 percent more than private universities and over 1,000 percent more than most public universities, a senior senator says.
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Dan Chenok heads to IBM in June
Former OMB official Chenok will work in IBM's Global Business Services and be a senior fellow at IBM’s Center for The Business of Government.
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Australia, U.K. put government data online
Government 2.0 leaders from Australia and the United Kingdom are working to enhance transparency and put data online.
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Smithsonian boosts online sharing with Web 2.0
The Smithsonian Institution is promoting a number of Web 2.0 programs.
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Meet OMB's new point person on the acquisition workforce
Joanie Newhart, a veteran in the government procurement arena, will lead the Office of Management and Budget’s efforts on building up the acquisition workforce.
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Telework: Senate gives unanimous thumbs up
The Senate has unanimously approved the Telework Enhancement Act, which would give federal employees presumptive eligibility to telework and ensure that telework is part of continuity-of-operations planning.
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Acquisition 2.0: GSA uncovers the pitfalls and promise of crowdsourcing
Acquisition officials at the General Services Administration have found that it’s not just ethics officers who have concerns about taking the government/industry dialogue onto the Web.
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Four differences between Twinkies and open-government plans
Although not perfect, the initial open-government plans represent a strong first step toward increasing transparency, participation and collaboration, write Patrice McDermott and Amy Bennett from OpenTheGovernment.org.
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Social media divides federal workforce
The role social media plays in the workplace is contributing to a generational divide, feds say.
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A makeover job for federal hiring
Would-be public servants rejoice at the prospect of a shorter, more transparent hiring process.
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What's on Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson's bookshelf?
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson, the Army's chief information officer, shares his list of current favorites and a few classics.
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