Cybersecurity
NSA director fears shutdown effect on employee morale
Even the prospect of another government shutdown has the head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command worried that more of his workforce will decamp for the private sector.
People
Mounting requirements, shrinking staffs plague IGs
Expanded responsibilities under the Data Act are only going to make things tougher for understaffed IG offices, says a new report.
People
Coding boot camps: 'Very empowering, very transformational'
As an alternative or supplement to a computer science degree, coding boot camps can help women get their foot in the door – or kick in the door -- of the tech workforce.
People
NTSB looking for a new CIO
A posting on USAJobs for the Senior Executive Service position lists a salary range of $121,956 to $183,300.
Cybersecurity
Chaffetz demands mysteriously deleted OPM breach data
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee digging into a small business tool that may have played a role in uncovering the OPM breach.
Cybersecurity
Streamlined-hiring bill, overarching cyber defense and local IT budgets
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
CIOs: 'A strategic partner, not a coder-in-chief'
Agency heads, acquisition officers and even CIOs don't need to be hard-core techies. FCW's four-part look at the expertise that's really required to make federal IT run.
Cybersecurity
Agency heads: It takes more tech than you think
Agency heads, acquisition officers and even CIOs don't need to be hard-core techies. FCW's four-part look at the expertise that's really required to make federal IT run.
Acquisition
Acquisition: Knowing enough to ask the right questions
Agency heads, acquisition officers and even CIOs don't need to be hard-core techies. FCW's four-part look at the expertise that's really required to make federal IT run.
Cybersecurity
Auditors and regulators: Time to hire more IT grunts?
Agency heads, acquisition officers and even CIOs don't need to be hard-core techies. FCW's four-part look at the expertise that's really required to make federal IT run.
People
Guaranteeing back pay, sequester survey, another hackathon and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
So many credentials: 23 certifications in high demand
Here's a list of almost two dozen IT certifications that are in high demand in both government and the private sector.
Cybersecurity
IRS hacks, college data, IoT warnings and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
How OPM hopes to cultivate cyber talent
A partnership with truED allows feds to take online courses at substantially reduced rates.
People
What CIOs really study
A degree in IT or administration can help, but top CIOs have degrees in everything from religious studies to zoology.
People
Obama orders sick leave for federal contractors
Executive order marks the president's 13th expansion of benefits and protections for the contractor workforce.
People
Can MOOCs make the grade for federal training?
Massive open online courses can offer specialized IT instruction on a flexible schedule and on the cheap. That may not always mesh with government's preference for structure and certification, however.
Cybersecurity
Planning for cyber war in South Dakota
At a Senate field hearing, the message was that tomorrow's talent needs nurturing -- and more scholarship cash -- if America is going to reverse its shortage of cybersecurity professionals.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity: 6 schools with the right stuff
The federal government craves more cybersecurity professionals. These six schools are helping meet that demand.
Cybersecurity