People
Farewell, Adm. Hopper
FCW@20 celebrates the life of computer pioneer Rear Adm. Grace Murray Hopper.
People
Editorial: Doan's to-do list
Our recommendations for how the GSA administrator can get things accomplished.
People
States pushing through IT consolidation
CIOs say overcoming culture resistance isn't the only challenge to merging networks.
People
How to navigate the Hatch Act
Former special counsel offers do’s and don’ts for federal employees to follow.
People
Serious games = serious training
Proponents of serious gaming say the industry has been slow to take off because it has relied mostly on limited government funding.
People
GSA names emergency response chief
Richard Reed is leading GSA’s Office of Emergency Response and Recovery.
People
DOD issues information-sharing strategy
It outlines goals to improve how DOD shares data within the military and among its partners.
People
Heiden: Solving the talent crisis
With retirements looming, the government can use five strategies to keep and attract workers.
Modernization
Pentagon to use VOIP
Under a $18.4 million contract, General Dynamics will design and install the new telecommunications system.
People
Army clarifies blogging policy
The Army released a fact sheet to let soldiers, families and contractors know when blogging would require approval.
People
CIO Council honors three individuals, one team
The fourth annual leadership awards recognize the Defense Department's work to share information more easily.
Cybersecurity
USDA will take years to clean SSNs from systems
The department is responding to last month's discovery that it had inadvertently made public the Social Security and/or employer ID numbers of 38,700 grant and loan recipients.
People
Army severely restricts military blogs
New regulations even set limits on the ability of families and contractors to contribute their writings.
People
Butler moves to GSA permanently
Mike Butler joins the agency as a program analyst to work on HSPD-12.
People
OMB: 2006 competitive sourcing could save government $1.3B
Savings will continue to grow as competitive sourcing pushes agency employees to become more efficient, the agency said in a new report.
People
GAO: Census needs to update management of temp workers
As the 2010 count approaches, the Census Bureau needs to bring its hiring and training practices into the 21st century, a new GAO report states.
People