Policy
Bill to Block Feds' Personal Email, Social Media Access Advances
The bill would authorize agency leaders to block any website for cybersecurity reasons without negotiating with unions.
Digital Government
A New Study Compared Formal And Informal Communication at Work, And the Results Are No Fun
Meetings have been replaced with Slack chats, and memos with texts.
Digital Government
There Are Two Types of Respect. Lack One, And You’ll Hate Your Job
This isn’t just a millennial, “special snowflake” phenomenon.
Digital Government
Microsoft Is Putting Slack On Notice
The company's new product appears positioned to directly compete with Slack’s free offering.
Digital Government
Google Calendar Feature Helps Users Create Work-Life Balance
"No, I will not be available for that 7 a.m. meeting."
Emerging Tech
Defense Security Service Is Trying to Overhaul the Entire Security Clearance Process
And it turned to an alternative contracting method to find nontraditional background check companies and ideas.
Digital Government
Job References Often Lie. Ask These Questions to Make Them Tell the Truth
It’s easy to wonder whether checking references is a total waste of time.
Digital Government
Open-Plan Offices Have a Surprising Effect on Workplace Communication
Airy, communal spaces do not a buzzing, collaborative environment make.
Digital Government
Four Things the World Cup Can Teach Us About Winning in The Workplace
The “beautiful game” can teach us humans how to work and lead beautifully.
Digital Government
Feds Say Small Talent Pool, Smaller Budget Causing Workforce Crisis
Here’s why public-sector hiring managers think the government is struggling to fill its ranks.
Artificial Intelligence
Google’s Duplex AI Could Kill the Call Center
And little is known about how this AI system actually works.
Emerging Tech
Code Now. Pay Tuition Later.
Coding schools are offering free classes in exchange for a percentage of future income. But at what cost?
Ideas
Hiring Alone Will Not Solve Government’s Security Problems
It's going to take more than increased employees to keep up with vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Most Feds Who BYOD Do It Without Agency Approval
It’s hard for agency security officials to protect networks when they don’t know what’s connecting to them, experts say.
Ideas
3 Cultural Considerations in IT Modernization
First, remember that transformation is a team sport.
Digital Government
For the Pentagon Management Chief, Reform Begins with Good Data
Pentagon Chief Management Officer Jay Gibson offers a view of the path to reform in an exclusive interview with Nextgov.
Digital Government
A Stanford Researcher Says We Shouldn’t Start Working Full Time Until Age 40
Why are we still packing all of our career and family obligations into a few frantic decades?
Digital Government
The Best Place to Get a Tech Job Without a College Degree, Ranked By City and State
More and more technical jobs are becoming blue-collar ones.
Cybersecurity
Here’s a Handbook for Becoming a Great Agency CISO
The CIO and CISO Councils teamed up to offer a comprehensive, searchable guide to being a cybersecurity leader.
Podcasts