Digital Government

Google Calendar Feature Helps Users Create Work-Life Balance

"No, I will not be available for that 7 a.m. meeting."

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

Defense Security Service Is Trying to Overhaul the Entire Security Clearance Process

And it turned to an alternative contracting method to find nontraditional background check companies and ideas.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Digital Government

Job References Often Lie. Ask These Questions to Make Them Tell the Truth

It’s easy to wonder whether checking references is a total waste of time.

  • By Leah Fessler, Quartz
Digital Government

Open-Plan Offices Have a Surprising Effect on Workplace Communication

Airy, communal spaces do not a buzzing, collaborative environment make.

  • By Lila MacLellan, Quartz
Digital Government

Four Things the World Cup Can Teach Us About Winning in The Workplace

The “beautiful game” can teach us humans how to work and lead beautifully.

  • By Tim Leberecht, Quartz
Digital Government

Feds Say Small Talent Pool, Smaller Budget Causing Workforce Crisis

Here’s why public-sector hiring managers think the government is struggling to fill its ranks.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Artificial Intelligence

Google’s Duplex AI Could Kill the Call Center

And little is known about how this AI system actually works.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz
Emerging Tech

Code Now. Pay Tuition Later.

Coding schools are offering free classes in exchange for a percentage of future income. But at what cost?

  • By Lindsay Gellman, The Atlantic
Ideas

Hiring Alone Will Not Solve Government’s Security Problems

It's going to take more than increased employees to keep up with vulnerabilities.

  • By Bob Osborn
Cybersecurity

Survey: Most Feds Who BYOD Do It Without Agency Approval

It’s hard for agency security officials to protect networks when they don’t know what’s connecting to them, experts say.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Ideas

3 Cultural Considerations in IT Modernization

First, remember that transformation is a team sport.

  • By Dan Tucker and Ben Marglin
Digital Government

For the Pentagon Management Chief, Reform Begins with Good Data

Pentagon Chief Management Officer Jay Gibson offers a view of the path to reform in an exclusive interview with Nextgov.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Digital Government

A Stanford Researcher Says We Shouldn’t Start Working Full Time Until Age 40

Why are we still packing all of our career and family obligations into a few frantic decades?

  • By Corrine Purtill, Quartz
Digital Government

The Best Place to Get a Tech Job Without a College Degree, Ranked By City and State

More and more technical jobs are becoming blue-collar ones.

  • By Michael J. Coren, Quartz
Cybersecurity

Here’s a Handbook for Becoming a Great Agency CISO

The CIO and CISO Councils teamed up to offer a comprehensive, searchable guide to being a cybersecurity leader.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Podcasts

Critical Update: How Agencies Can Get and Keep the Best Talent

U.S. Digital Service Chief of Staff Elaine Ho joins the podcast to offer tips for recruiting and retaining tech employees.

  • By Nextgov/FCW Staff
Digital Government

The Best Employees Are Not the Agreeable Ones, According to Adam Grant

It depends on if they are givers and takers.

  • By Oliver Staley, Quartz
Ideas

Survival in the Absence of Cloud Security Expertise

Trust your instruments.

  • By Keren Cummins
Digital Government

Silicon Valley Is Less Likely to Believe H-1B Workers Are Stealing U.S. Jobs

Current and former tech employees view things a little differently.

  • By Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz
Podcasts

Critical Update: How to Build a Tech Team Designed to Succeed

Pro tip: They won't all be coders.

  • By Aaron Boyd
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