Cybersecurity

Swine flu hearings set; OPM issues guidance

Senate and House panels have scheduled hearings on the disease outbreak, and the Office of Personnel Management has issued advice to federal employees.

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Analyst: Virtual workspaces will come

Growing demands for energy and a need to retain aging workers will make virtual workspaces a necessity in the near future, a technology analyst said.

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Federal 100 winner: Vivek Kundra

Kundra found ways to make government work faster, more efficiently and more cheaply by improving technology policies and services.

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Networx on the brink of transforming federal telecom

With the Networx deadline looming, Verizon Federal's Susan Zeleniak offers her views on how the contract is progressing and its ability to transform government operations.

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Government reform groups merge

The Council for Excellence in Government will merge its major programs and employees into the Partnership for Public Service.

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Sweat pants and metrics

Telework improves efficiency and reduces costs, but how can a manager know which employees are working hard and which are hardly working?

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John Klossner: Telecommuting heck

Blogger John Klossner's interview with a teleworker in his own home gives insight into working outside the office.

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Casting a wide telework net

Tawny Stitely, a management analyst at DISA, can avoid a daily commute as a teleworker for the agency’s manpower, personnel and security office.

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Trademark attorneys can call it in

Jay Besch is fairly new to telework, but his employer, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has been at it for a quite a while.

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Practicing what she preaches

Jen Steele directs the largest telework program in Louisiana state government — and is a teleworker herself.

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Pioneering a home-based command

Capt. James Oakes is the first officer to participate in the Virtual Command program, which allows him to work from home.

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The new faces of telework

Better tools and changing attitudes cut the commute time for government professionals.

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Get a Life!: Inaugural holiday?

Closure of federal offices could be a test of continuity-of-operations plans.

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Letter: Will DHS learn from other agencies?

A reader chimes in about DHS' Telework Pilot Program.

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Panel approves bills on IT, federal employees and telework

A Senate committee has approved legislation that would affect the federal workforce and information technology as this year's session draws to a close.

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DHS seeks model telework demonstration program

The department’s chief administrative officer is seeking a consultant with experience in developing telework policies, guidelines and training to help workers do their jobs from remote locations.

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Pointers: Recommended Reading

Beloit College lists the technologies that this year's college freshman class assumes have been around forever, and Time discusses social networking -- for dogs.

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FCW Insider: Rising Stars on FCW's radio show

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Dial in the perfect smart phone

Experts explain the key usability features, services and security issues to consider when making a buy.