Modernization
Will VA real-time tracking plan include employees?
Procurement documents reveal a tracking system that may include collecting the movements of Veterans Affairs employees.
People
How to stand out from the LinkedIn crowd
Creative, effective and organized? So's everyone else on LinkedIn.
People
The 9-to-5 workday? Get over it.
Jody Thompson, who helped invent the concept of a results-only work environment, explains why ROWE makes good sense in the federal government.
People
'Socialytics' to become tech trend in 2012
Analysts predict 2012 will see more focus on mobility and social media use in federal agencies.
People
'Tis the season to shop from the office
A majority of FCW readers give the thumbs-up to feds using work computers to do their holiday shopping.
People
Have you hugged a fed today?
Federal employees deserve a break after a year filled with talk of shutdowns, furloughs and pay freezes.
People
The noisiest stories of 2011
Online comments provide a gauge of the stories that most intrigued our readers in 2011.
People
Telework conversation due to shift
Agencies are increasingly comfortable with telework, but at least one expert thinks the concept may soon be a thing of the past.
Cybersecurity
Password apathy common among IT workers, survey finds
A survey reveals that lack of basic IT security understanding and carelessness are common among IT workers.
People
Government employment still appeals
A survey finds that students rank federal agencies among the top places to work.
People
Workforce expert: Third year of pay freeze likely to happen
The defeat of the latest effort to extend the pay freeze doesn't mean feds are safe from further attempts.
People
How to leverage front-line managers as change agents
Focusing attention on activities that truly drive workforce productivity allows managers to spend more time doing the things that count, writes Adam Cole of the Corporate Executive Board.
People
VA hands out employee bonuses too easily, audit finds
Federal auditors found that the majority of bonus payments made to retain key employees at Veterans Affairs agencies were lacking in proper justifications and documentations.
Cybersecurity
GAO report urges better planning, coordination of cyber workforces
Agencies are falling short in properly planning and coordinating their cybersecurity human capital, according to a GAO report.
Digital Government
How good data aids agency decision-making
Data collection is just the first step toward better decision-making among federal agencies, report says.
Modernization
Agencies told to overhaul recordkeeping practices
Under a new directive, agencies are required to better document and overhaul their recordkeeping systems.
People
Feds catch a break from congressional scrutiny
For a brief moment, the pay of contractors, not feds, was the focus of ax-wielding lawmakers.
Cybersecurity
Buying Christmas presents online -- what do agencies allow?
Ambiguous language makes it unclear to federal employees whether they are allowed to use online shopping sites while at work.
People
Cyber training no longer basic
Today's troops are getting the latest in high-tech training and education to learn how to combat a fast-moving cyber threat.
Cybersecurity