Modernization
Sweat pants and metrics
Telework improves efficiency and reduces costs, but how can a manager know which employees are working hard and which are hardly working?
People
Towns names subcommittee leaders
Reps. Stephen Lynch and Diane Watson will oversee two subcommittees that influence federal management and procurement issues.
People
New university concentrates on IT
The institution will offer graduate-level courses on computing systems, cognitive computing and artificial intelligence.
People
Killefer withdraws as first federal performance officer
Management executive Nancy Killefer cited tax problems as she withdrew from consideration.
Modernization
Hackers get into government jobs site
Hackers get into USAJobs site; user IDs, passwords and phone numbers were illegally accessed.
People
White House launches site on economic effort
The Web site provides transparency and allows the public to interact with administration as it launches plans aimed at supporting the middle class and economic recovery.
People
John Klossner: Telecommuting heck
Blogger John Klossner's interview with a teleworker in his own home gives insight into working outside the office.
Cybersecurity
E-Verify rule governing contractor employees postponed
Federal have officials agreed to postpone enforcing the E-Verify program for federal contractors until May 21 so it can be reviewed by the Obama administration, a business group said. The program was set to start Feb. 20.
People
Get a Life!: Paid time off
Comments show that paid time off is on the minds of federal workers, writes blogger Judy Welles.
Cybersecurity
Casting a wide telework net
Tawny Stitely, a management analyst at DISA, can avoid a daily commute as a teleworker for the agency’s manpower, personnel and security office.
Cybersecurity
Trademark attorneys can call it in
Jay Besch is fairly new to telework, but his employer, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has been at it for a quite a while.
Cybersecurity
High-risk list adds 3 agencies, scratches 1
The roster of government programs at risk of waste and mismanagement grew to a total of 30 in the latest update from the Government Accountability Office, Congress’ watchdog agency.
Modernization
Practicing what she preaches
Jen Steele directs the largest telework program in Louisiana state government — and is a teleworker herself.
Modernization
Pioneering a home-based command
Capt. James Oakes is the first officer to participate in the Virtual Command program, which allows him to work from home.
People
Living young in the digital age
Managers who understand the Net Generation can transform government.
People
Obama team must start fast
Unusual sense of urgency accompanies this transition because of crises facing the government.
People
The new faces of telework
Better tools and changing attitudes cut the commute time for government professionals.
People
Recommended Reading for Jan. 26
Social networking in perspective; E-gov: Recommended listening; Battling botnets; Advice for new listeners.
People