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.
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