Digital Government

How to Be Assertive—Even When You’re Constantly Talked Over

Here are techniques for speaking up, pushing back, and getting your voice heard more often.

  • By Melody Wilding, Quartz
Modernization

How A Human Resources System Could Revolutionize the Army

Army program managers took a mandate to upgrade the service’s payment systems and turned it into a way to unearth soldiers’ hidden talents.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Digital Government

Senate Approves Spending Package with Pay Raise, Setting Up Fight With House

Trump told Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday a government shutdown would be "a great campaign issue," further complicating the prospects for a spending bill.

  • By Erich Wagner
Ideas

Here's a Non-Binary Approach to Smarter Cybersecurity

Moving beyond an "allow or deny" choice could reduce friction between agency security pros and their end users.

  • By Eric Trexler
Digital Government

If You Were Fired, Don’t Lie About It In a Job Interview. Do This Instead

Explaining a suspicious departure can be difficult.

  • By Leah Fessler, Quartz
Digital Government

Even Tech Workers Think They’re Underpaid

This is in an industry where interns can make over $50 an hour.

  • By Simone Stolzoff, Quartz
Digital Government

House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect Telework at Agencies

Bill would prohibit policies to reduce telework like those announced for Education and Agriculture departments.

  • By Erich Wagner
Digital Government

How Glaxo’s New Chief Science Officer Runs Meetings to Get Results

Make sure every meeting has a decider.

  • By Oliver Staley, Quartz
Digital Government

Career Advice From Me, A Shark

Sharks have a few secrets to share.

  • By Corinne Purtill, Quartz
Artificial Intelligence

Google Docs Is Finally Catching Up to Microsoft Word … 20 Years Later

It’s about time.

  • By Simone Stolzoff, Quartz
Modernization

White House Seeks Input on Reskilling Feds and Upgrading Agency Services

As part of its government reorganization, the administration wants advice on how to establish the tech-focused GEAR Center.

  • By Jack Corrigan
Digital Government

Are Universities Training Socially Minded Programmers?

Four Stanford engineers started a club for students interested in using their skills for social-good. But then came job-recruiting season.

  • By Simone Stolzoff, The Atlantic
Digital Government

How to Read More Effectively

Picking the right strategy and the right book is important.

  • By Khe Hy, Quartz
Digital Government

Even With Similar Qualifications, Women Spend Time on Tasks That Lead to Lower Pay Than Men

It is critical to get the right experience early in your career.

  • By Allison Schrager, Quartz
Digital Government

Acquisition Professionals Place Little Importance on Innovation, Survey Finds

Respondents found some recurring challenges were offset by an improvement in acquisition talent.

  • By Frank Konkel
Digital Government

Here’s Proof That H-1B Workers Make American Companies More Innovative

These immigrants play a key role in addressing the U.S.’s acute skills-crunch.

  • By Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz
Policy

Bill to Block Feds' Personal Email, Social Media Access Advances

The bill would authorize agency leaders to block any website for cybersecurity reasons without negotiating with unions.

  • By Joseph Marks
Digital Government

A New Study Compared Formal And Informal Communication at Work, And the Results Are No Fun

Meetings have been replaced with Slack chats, and memos with texts.

  • By Oliver Staley, Quartz
Digital Government

There Are Two Types of Respect. Lack One, And You’ll Hate Your Job

This isn’t just a millennial, “special snowflake” phenomenon.

  • By Leah Fessler, Quartz
Digital Government

Microsoft Is Putting Slack On Notice

The company's new product appears positioned to directly compete with Slack’s free offering.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz
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