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A second term does not equal status quo. Here’s how to survive and thrive in the transition to Obama II.
Whistleblower protection improvement passes Congress
Senator who led the charge for legislation to expand protections for employees who report waste, fraud and abuse sees it pass on the eve of his retirement.
Former Pentagon CIO joins company advisory board
Arthur Money, as part of an advisory board, will guide Thinklogical's federal government efforts.
Mark Drapeau's Movember mustache move
Mark Drapeau isn't one of the men growing a mustache for Movember, but he came up with his own solution.
How technology changes the world of diplomacy
A Brookings report credits the U.S. State Department for taking a lead on 'e-diplomacy.'
Is the military ready for zombies?
A counterterrorism exercise will add some holiday fun.
David Bethel, formerly of GSA, vies to be the next John Grisham
Former GSA official J. David Bethel is watching sales of his political-thriller novel and working on new tales.
Big ideas about big data could win prizes
NASA and other agencies are hosting a series of competitions to gain ideas regarding some challenges of big data.
Many agencies to miss IPv6 deadline
Two presidents have pushed agencies to adopt the next-generation internet protocol, but four years later progress is still slow.
Overindulging at the data trough
In his book "The Information Diet," Clay Johnson confronts the endless stream of information that characterizes our daily lives.
Conference costs draw congressional ire
GSA's conference scandal was just the start. Now a dozen agencies are being asked to defend their spending on conferences.
Zients claims $4B savings through technology, management improvement
As agencies attempt to follow an executive order urging cost reductions, OMB chief says they've hit early successes with a variety of management and technology changes.
Sequestration clock ticks louder
Congress only has until Jan. 2, 2013, to stop the oncoming train of forced budget cuts.
VA's 'Patton' parody finds defenders
Not everyone agrees that VA's $52K training film was bad use of taxpayer funds.
GSA schedules Twitter chat for cloud broker idea
The General Services Administration takes another step to foster dialog on an idea for better cloud service provision.
VA spent $52,000 for 'Patton'-inspired training film
A House panel begins to detail excessive spending connected to VA training conferences, including production of a video in which an actor parodied a scene from the cinema classic.
Monitoring employees online: How much is too much?
Software allows agencies to monitor what employees do on a computer down to the keystroke, but where is the line between legitimate security needs and intrusion?
Chopra to run for lieutenant governor
Former U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra plans a bid for political office.
The Chenok era dawns at IBM center
Dan Chenok takes over the IBM Center for the Business of Government effective July 1.
Political appointees: Don't plan to stay
OPM reminds agencies it isn't easy to move politically-appointed employees into civil service positions.
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