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
Can government get digital services to stick?
What top digital leaders say is needed for true transformation.
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