Ideas

Insider Threats Are Alive and Well. Take These 6 Steps to Reduce Risk.

The recent sentencing of a National Security Agency analyst shows agencies need to remain vigilant.

Digital Government

Don’t Give Your Work Files Names Like “Asshat”

Don’t even think about it.

Digital Government

The U.S. is About to Redefine the Occupations That Qualify For H-1B Visas

Experts expect the criteria to become more stringent.

Digital Government

The Myers-Briggs Company Wants to Bring Personality Tests to Work

Understanding your coworkers' personalities could be a crucial element in team building.

Digital Government

Pentagon to Young Techies: We Want You (To Come Work for Government)

The Defense Department is trying new methods of engagement to recruit young tech talent.

Cybersecurity

Global Cyber Workforce Shortage Mirrors Government’s Struggle

The lack of qualified cyber workers outpaces concerns about budget and resources for a large share of the cyber workforce.

Digital Government

Is Turning Off Your Notifications the Ultimate Productivity Hack?

Periodic pings about the recent past can be the enemy of staying in the present.

Digital Government

Would You Let Your Boss Into Your Email Inbox?

One startup believes in full transparency.

Digital Government

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner Says the Biggest Skills Gap In the U.S. Is Not Coding

Certain skills have staying power.

Emerging Tech

GSA’s Tech Teams Increasingly Important to Administration’s Tech Priorities

18F and the Technology Transformation Services face a more certain future than just two years ago.

Digital Government

Report: Agencies Still Don't Write In Understandable Language

Employee turnover could be one of the reasons for an increase in jargon on agency websites.

Digital Government

Trump Administration to Create New Pay Systems for Some Federal Jobs

OPM will also expedite hiring for some occupations.

Artificial Intelligence

Companies Should Help You Retrain When You’re Automated Out of a Job

400 million workers could be displaced by 2030.

Digital Government

Here’s How Facebook Plans to Take Over The Workplace

Another way to manage office communications.

Ideas

Attention Federal Agencies: DMARC is Not a Silver Bullet for Email Security

DMARC is just one small piece to the very complicated email security puzzle.

Artificial Intelligence

DHS Employees Form Grassroots Community of Interest Around Artificial Intelligence

After a well-attended kickoff meeting this summer, the budding AI community of interest is looking at how best to grow.

Cybersecurity

Survey: Most Feds Could Steal Government Data If They Wanted To

But most have no desire.

Cybersecurity

DHS Research Wing Remains Vulnerable to Insider Threats

A six-month review found employees and contractors could undermine mission-critical systems.

Modernization

DHS Digital Service is Taking Paper Out of the Immigration Process

The Digital Service works side by side with agency employees to tackle some of their most backlogged processes.

Emerging Tech

DHS Restructures Research Office to Meet Emerging Threats Head On

The new structure will also keep the office from working on projects that will never see the light of day.