Digital Government
Workforce still under fire, no end in sight
Two memos recently released by senior Obama administration officials are likely to further stoke the debate over federal salaries.
Digital Government
The incredible shrinking bonus
As you probably have heard by now, the Obama administration has drawn a line in the budgetary sand that caps the total amount agencies can spend on individual performance awards.
Digital Government
White House officials miss the order of leadership
Obama administration officials joke about their duties and jobs.
Cybersecurity
CIO Council gets serious about best practices
Richard Spires, CIO at the Homeland Security Department and vice chairman of the CIO Council, talks about what he's doing to encourage the sharing of best practices governmentwide.
People
Administration limits performance award spending
The Obama administration has announced limits on the total amount agencies can spend on individual performance awards for federal employees.
People
Administration to cut wasteful Internet domains
The Obama administration is sharpening the blade for duplicative federal websites.
People
Government agency reorganization plan sent to Obama
The Office of Management and Budget sent its government reorganization plan with a focus on helping U.S. entrepreneurs to President Barack Obama on June 9.
Digital Government
Federal IT leaders receive AFFIRM awards
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra and other government executives were honored at AFFIRM's leadership awards luncheon.
People
IT reform push: Six months later
CIOs offer updates on IT reform progress, challenges and priorities as milestone nears.
Modernization
TechStat helps federal CIOs with IT reform
Three federal CIOs have found TechStat vital to adhering to OMB's 25-point IT reform plan.
Digital Government
SSA falls short on death e-record collection, official says
The Social Security Administration is collecting electronic data from only 30 states in its death record database.
Digital Government
Obama weighs cap on federal employee bonuses
A draft memo reveals that the Obama administration is considering capping federal employee bonuses for the next two years, on top of the two-year pay freeze already in place.
Digital Government
Who is the 'average' fed?
If you are someone who gets incensed every time you hear something about 'overpaid' feds -- or if you are a non-fed who believes that stuff -- here is something you should read.
People
Streamlined job application process pays off, OPM says
The time it takes to hire a new federal employee has decreased thanks to changes in the hiring process, OPM says.
People
New website will track federal agencies' performance
A senior administration official told Senators at a hearing May 10 that the government will launch an early version of a new website, Performance.gov, in the next few weeks to publicly track the performance of federal agency programs.
Digital Government
Are bills targeting the federal workforce destined to fail?
Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.) introduced a bill May 5 to freeze most federal hiring. But will Marino's legislation (or other similar bills) ever get anywhere?
Digital Government
TechStat: Getting into the weeds of IT management
Federal IT managers better get ready for a more intense discipline of program oversight.
Modernization
OMB sets deadline for telework IT policies
The Office of Management and Budget is giving agencies 90 days to develop or update policies on buying IT to enable and promote the federal government’s adoption of telework.
Digital Government
Government has 'late-mover advantage,' Zients says
Jeffrey Zients, chief performance officer, has an optimistic view of the government's productivity gap.
People