Digital Government

Revealed: The best (and worst) agencies for launching a career

Which agency is the best place for a young fed to start?

Digital Government

EPA, Interior face budget cuts as proposals move out of committee

The Environmental Protection Agency stands to lose significant funding for fiscal 2012 under a budget bill released by the House Appropriations Committee July 6.

Digital Government

GSA helps agencies go mobile

The General Services Administration want to prepare federal agencies to use mobile devices to better reach citizens and perform their missions.

Cybersecurity

Learning on the job: How to make the most of mentoring

Former and current government officials share their tips for establishing a solid mentoring relationship.

Digital Government

The best of the federal blogosphere

VA hires a critic; Happy Mother's Day to the planet; America's ready for high-speed rail.

People

The best of the federal blogosphere

The 5 people you meet in CIO heaven; FCC takes a new stab at open government; What I want on Earth Day; Earth Team skills on display.

Modernization

Budget squeeze: One CIO's story of survival

EPA's new CIO, Malcolm Jackson, proposes five steps to making progress on IT during a time of doing "three things with the same dollars that we used to do two things with."

Digital Government

IT success on a shoestring: 5 tips

Struggling with IT programs on a shrinking budget? One agency CIO has set five priorities for succeeding at IT management in a time of fiscal restraint.

Cybersecurity

6 government blogs worth visiting as often as you can

We point you to some of the best government blogs.

People

EPA wants ideas on e-rulemaking experiment

The Environmental Protection Agency has nearly completed an e-rulemaking experiment it's conducting at the Regulations.gov Exchange website.

Digital Government

The sound of pencils sharpening ...

Well, today we got the first look at a partial list of the $74 billion in non-defense/non-security budget cuts that the new Republican majority aims to propose in the upcoming continuing resolution to fund the government through the end of the 2011 Fiscal Year.

Modernization

EPA has problems digitizing documents, GAO says

The Environmental Protection Agency should finish writing a strategic plan and identifying its library holdings before continuing to digitize its records, a GAO report says.

Acquisition

IG: EPA faces acquisition workload issues

Officials say they've had no specific contract work unduly delayed or not awarded because of the current workload.

Modernization

Bedbugs beware: EPA weaves web(site) on how to kill you

The Environmental Protection Agency has a new online search tool to find pesticides for killing bedbugs.

Digital Government

IBM debuts CityOne simulation game for urban planning

IBM Corp. has launched CityOne, an online interactive simulation game designed to help local government officials find innovative solutions for energy, water, traffic, banking and retail problems.

Modernization

EPA encouraged to augment electronic waste management programs

The Government Accountability Office suggests that the Environmental Protection Agency develop a strategy to augment and integrate its voluntary programs for responsibly handling used electronics.

People

EPA has three-pronged strategy for correcting procurement woes

A new contract writing system, developing the agency's acquisition workforce and finding savings are their top priorities, EPA officials say. They also acknowledge problems with procurement data.

Cybersecurity

James Cameron, Kevin Costner bring Hollywood know-how to gulf oil spill

'Avatar' and 'Titanic' director James Cameron and 'Waterworld' star Kevin Costner are working with oil giant BP and government officials on separate remedies for the Gulf oil spill disaster.

Digital Government

Spreading the word on the oil spill

As oil from BP's Deepwater Horizon spill spreads toward the Gulf Coast, agencies spread the word on environmental and health concerns, along with updates on the government's response.