Digital Government
The Most Effective To-Do Lists Account for Interruptions
Traditional time management doesn't always work.
Digital Government
A New Lawsuit Could Set Boundaries on Employers Accessing Your Devices
Are employers invading workers' privacy?
Digital Government
White House Workforce Summit Aims to Future-Proof Tech Talent
The administration plans to reskill more than 300,000 employees over the next three years, including the IT workforce.
Digital Government
Silicon Valley’s Leadership Is Lacking, According to One of Its Most Prominent Leaders
"This notion of leadership as service needs further attention in the valley."
Emerging Tech
Slack Uses Two Robots Named Salt and Peppa to Monitor Office Security After Hours
“Humans aren’t great at repetitive, redundant tasks."
Digital Government
Work-Life Balance Is an Unhealthy Myth
Thinking we can have it all in perfect doses is itself harmful.
Digital Government
Automated Government
Federal agencies are ditching busy work to focus on missions.
Digital Government
A New Kind of Labor Movement in Silicon Valley
Employees at Google and elsewhere are protesting their bosses’ business decisions. Will that evolve into a more sustained labor movement?
Digital Government
Your Open Office Might Make You More Active And Less Stressed
Loneliness and isolation can have a real impact on mental health.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Bash the President’s Federal Pay Freeze Plan
Plus a familiar face gets confirmed as the Energy Department’s first assistant secretary for cybersecurity.
Emerging Tech
The Online Gig Economy’s ‘Race to the Bottom’
When the whole world is fighting for the same jobs, what happens to workers?
Digital Government
How to Manage Someone Who Has More Experience Than You
Don't try to overcompensate.
Ideas
Understanding and Attracting the Next-Generation Navy Sailor
If the Navy ensures sailors are challenged and excited by the technologies they’re using, these individuals might opt to stay in the service longer.
Digital Government
Big Tech's Newest Experiment in Criminal-Justice Reform
Unicorn startup Slack is launching an apprenticeship program for formerly incarcerated people. But will the industry ever hire from the inside en masse?
Modernization
Lawmaker: Don’t Let “Rudderless Leadership” Cripple VA Health Record Overhaul
The program’s chief administrator resigned less than two months after taking charge of the project. Another top official left her post days earlier.
Digital Government
The To-Do List Method for People With Crazy Lives and Short Attention Spans
There is an alternative system for getting things done.
Digital Government
A Simple Tweak to Google Search Now Helps Veterans to Find Jobs
Only about half of all veterans in the U.S. participate in the workforce at all.
Digital Government
A Good Keyboard Is the Ultimate Workplace Luxury
It's the item you interact with more than anything else in your workplace.
Artificial Intelligence