Cybersecurity

FBI warning: 'Hacktivism' is a crime

An FBI official encourages hactivists to find a new method of protest.

Digital Government

Outgoing GPO chief appoints first female deputy public printer

Position is the second highest office at GPO.

Digital Government

No Senate vote, no GPO chief

Government Printing Office chief will step down after the Senate does not confirm him before its holiday break.

Digital Government

Gates calls out Congress

The former Defense Secretary calls for Congress members to learn to compromise.

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.

Modernization

Contractor fired after criticizing USAJobs

An Oracle manager loses his job a few days after his comments appear in a newspaper.

Digital Government

FCC chief of staff to leave in January

The departure of Edward Lazarus leaves a vacancy for a top aide to the FCC chairman.

People

How to stand out from the LinkedIn crowd

Creative, effective and organized? So's everyone else on LinkedIn.

Cybersecurity

Senator questions federal website seizures

After high-profile domain seizures, some question the process of Operation In Our Sites.

Digital Government

Defense financial office gets new exec

Recent Defense Department senior executive service appointments include a post in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).

Digital Government

Company formerly known as Xe, formerly known as Blackwater, changes names again

The training and services contractor is rebranding -- again -- to leave old scandals behind.

Digital Government

New officer appointments to Cyber Command, acquisition

Recent personnel moves include new assignments to the Army's main acquisition office and Cyber Command.

Acquisition

DOD memo: Outsourcing ban requires vigilance

A memo reminds defense agencies about current moratorium on public-private competition.

People

HUD's Niedermayer retiring

Chris Niedermayer ends 33 years of government service.

Acquisition

Acquisition official: 'Don't chill the dialogue' with industry

Contracting officers have cover from acquisition policies and rules to open the lines of communication.

People

VA calls halt to buying personal printers

The agency is seeking to consolidate printing tasks for savings.

Digital Government

Supercommittee gives up

The special committee assembled to identify more than $1 trillion in budget cuts has thrown in the towel.

Cybersecurity

Arrests made in malware scheme

Seven people have been charged in the scheme, which affected more than 4 million computers, including some at NASA.

People

iPads let Oregon voters skip trip to the polls

Oregon voters can use iPads -- but not other kinds of tablet PCs -- to mark their ballots.

People

Website reformers find more is not better

Improving the findability of information is a key motivator for the Obama administration's effort to reduce the number of government websites.