Digital Government

Advice for a new generation of feds -- and reminders for the rest

Experts share career advice at the Next Generation of Government Summit.

Digital Government

White House schedules public Twitter chats with senior staffers

The White House is using Twitter again to hold dialogues with the public.

People

Memo to the next federal CIO: Here's the job...

Former government officials share what they expect from Vivek Kundra's successor.

People

New WH memo outlines telework security guidelines

A senior Obama administration official is reminding federal agencies that they must comply with security guidelines while implementing the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010.

People

IT spending reporting gets a makeover

The Office of Management and Budget finalized new guidance on reporting IT spending as called for by the Obama administration’s IT reform plan.

Digital Government

Minn. government shutdown expected to end soon

The longest state government shutdown in recent history is finally coming to an end. But, at the federal level, the debt ceiling debate rages on and creates uncertainty for federal employees.

Modernization

Kundra explains cost-cutting for 24,000 fed websites

The White House plan to cut waste in the 24,000 federal websites has more ambitious goals of improving efficiency and service, according to Federal CIO Vivek Kundra.

People

White House Twitter Town Hall offers lessons

It's been almost a week since the White House's first Twitter Town Hall and the online discussion of what went right and what went wrong continues.

Digital Government

Obama explains the pay freeze

At the White House's Twitter Town Hall, President Barack Obama said he imposed the two-year federal pay freeze to prevent layoffs. But are targeted reductions in the federal workforce worth considering?

People

Online influence: How does your agency rate?

President Barack Obama leads in online influence, but federal agencies and other executives vary in their online clout scores, according to the Klout.com index.

People

White House to hold Twitter Town Hall

The White House will hold Twitter Town Hall that will combine a live Q&A session online with the president and tweeted questions from the public.

People

OMB: Financial systems modernizations are back in business

An administration official said the financial system projects that were frozen a year ago are moving forward again.

People

Grant funds to get better control under executive order

Danny Werfel, controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management, told a House subcommittee about oversight of more than $500 billion a year in federal grants.

Digital Government

White House throws some cybersecurity policy control to Congress

Officials want fast implementation of eventual cybersecurity legislation.

Digital Government

Jump on customer complaints, OMB tells agencies

A new program requires agencies to get faster action on service delivery.

People

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra leaving White House

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra has been the most prominent force for technology in the Obama administration, but he is about to step down.

People

Government said lagging on anti-fraud technologies

Daniel Werfel, controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management, says his "jaw dropped" when he first visited the Recovery and Transparency Board's sophisticated fraud-detection operation.

Acquisition

Obama to use government to increase investment in business

Agencies will talk about federal programs and incentives available to investors doing business with U.S. companies.

Digital Government

Senator wants the Texas approach to cut federal waste

Cornyn asks the Obama administration to create a sunset committee similar to one used by Texas that's killed programs and cut state spending.

Digital Government

Biden simplifies federal website message a bit too much

In announcing a campaign to cut unneeded websites, Joe Biden and others may have lost some precision.