Digital Government
Your Best Opportunity to Get Better at Your Job Is One of the Easiest to Miss
We could all use more feedback.
Digital Government
Finding Childcare for Work Travel Is Hard, But Better Options Are Within Our Reach
For many people, skipping conferences and business travel is not an option.
Digital Government
What the President’s Management Agenda Will Say About IT, CIOs and Office of American Innovation
The agenda will include bringing more people to the table and having OMB take the lead.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Is Not the Right Tool for Everything, Top Army Scientist Says
AI isn’t always the right fix for every problem, experts warned.
Cybersecurity
5 Things You May Have Missed in the Homeland Security Reauthorization Bill
For one, the department will be setting up a bug bounty program.
Digital Government
A Former Google Engineer Explains How Creative Freedom Can Turn People Into Entitled Jerks
Most workers crave autonomy. But it can have a downside.
Ideas
How to Improve Federal Cybersecurity Efforts
The public sector can, and should, play a larger role in helping ensure massive breaches don’t happen again.
Digital Government
Air Pollution Is Bad for Productivity, Even in Office Jobs
This conclusion is based on a decade of research.
Digital Government
Your Next Work Computer Could Be Your Phone
This could change the nature of work computing.
Ideas
To Lighten Workloads, There’s No Better Time to Orchestrate Than Now
As agencies look to modernize, they can take the opportunity to make sure all their software is working together.
Cybersecurity
It Takes More Than Tech Skills To Be a Strong Cyber Leader
A White House cyber policy official and a cybersecurity professor both encourage students to broaden their studies beyond technology and coding.
Cybersecurity
OPM’s Post-Breach Contracting Efforts Fall Short Again, IG Says
The way OPM contracted for credit monitoring services has come under scrutiny.
Digital Government
The Office of the Future Will Be a Distracted Dystopia. We Have Some Better Ideas
There is a clear friction between technology and how offices are currently designed.
Digital Government
Lax Census Background Checks Could OK ‘Unfit’ Employees for 2020
Part of the problem is the type of contract the agency used to vet the temporary workers who handle the data, the inspector general found.
Digital Government
USDA to Block Social Media Following IG Report Showing an Uptick in Porn Watching
Employees will be barred from visiting 400 websites "not related to official department communications or business," starting Wednesday.
Digital Government
A New Company Is Taking Remote Work’s Flexibility to the Extreme
In the digital age, if you have the freedom to work anywhere, why not try to go somewhere?
Digital Government
Hiring Good Coders Shouldn't Be That Big a Gamble—And Now it No Longer Has to Be
Solving the challenge of knowing who you’re really hiring before they walk in the door is an age-old conundrum
Digital Government
FBI Selects New Tech Leader From Its Own Ranks
A 20-year veteran of the bureau will facilitate the FBI’s modernization efforts as head of the Information and Technology Branch.
Digital Government
The Career-Boosting, Life-Changing Magic of Naming Your Superpower
Understanding it can deepen your self-awareness, and your relationship to work itself.
Artificial Intelligence