Cybersecurity

Beyond the lab: Government innovation in unlikely places

Dedicated innovation shops are in vogue, but a culture of user-centered thinking can be put to work in any corner of government.

People

The secret to handling stress

Steve Kelman explores the research on workplace stress occupations -- and offers some suggestions for dealing with it constructively.

Modernization

GSA digs into shared payroll system issues

The Unified Shared Services Management office is asking industry how it can improve the way agencies pay federal employees.

People

Feds being polled about equity issues

The Merit Systems Protection Board wants to know how agency employees view management and the challenges of their jobs.

Digital Government

5 habits of highly effective government power users

Successful power users are technically curious, skilled at communication and highly organized. And they are essential to the government's data revolution.

People

Lawmakers seek to keep tabs on politicking by feds

Leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee want details on federal employees' political activities during this contentious election season.

People

Which agencies have the happiest IT workers?

A deep dive into federal job satisfaction data found some bright spots for IT, but there is room for improvement in training and making employees feel like they're part of the mission.

People

Workforce management advice for the next administration

The National Academy of Public Administration wants to see more workforce accountability and bottom-up feedback from the next administration.

People

Census seeks CTO

With Avi Bender's departure to lead a data push at another Commerce Department component, the Census Bureau needs a new tech leader ahead of the 2020 headcount.

People

Why open source is a draw for job candidates

The chance to work with open-source technologies can help federal agencies attract top IT professionals.

Cybersecurity

White House accelerates cyber hiring

The federal government is looking to add 3,500 more cyber and IT workers by January 2017.

Digital Government

GSA kicks off search for innovation chief

The search is on for a commissioner for the recently established Technology Transformation Service at the General Services Administration.

People

Watchdogs want to root out burrowing feds

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is looking into political appointees who slide into career jobs.

People

White House would veto email blocking bill

The House passed a bill that would give agencies authority to block employee access to webmail, but the White House is pledging a veto.

People

Uber, but for feds

Recently introduced legislation would open the world of modern transportation apps to federal reimbursement.

Cybersecurity

Tech in the service of performance measurement

Steve Kelman reports on innovations at DHS that could help analysts across government.

People

The IC details its struggles with diversity

In its first public report on workforce demographics, the intelligence community reveals it lags behind the federal government on diversity.

Digital Government

Building a digitally savvy workforce

In this excerpt from "Delivering on Digital," William Eggers explores one agency's approach to expanding digital capacity by recruiting and training the team.

People

Treasury seeks IT backbone manager

The Treasury Department plans to hire an associate CIO who can focus on IT infrastructure.