Digital Government
Watchdog: The ‘Window’ Into Government Performance Is Pretty Cloudy
GAO says the Performance.gov website doesn’t do a very good job of tracking whether agencies are meeting their goals.
Digital Government
How the Postal Service Can Keep Up With Amazon and Uber
USPS is seeing its competitive advantages of large networks and high volumes diminished.
Digital Government
Feds Can Ride Uber on the Government's Dime, Obama Administration Decides
GSA issues guidance clarifying federal policy on ride-sharing companies.
Digital Government
'Old School' Mindset Inhibits Federal Telework, Report Finds
OPM lays blame on agencies for not handing in telework program data.
Digital Government
Americans: Furloughs Were So Last Month
Number of Google searches for ‘furlough’ has dipped since agencies finalized plans.
Ideas
Live-tweeting war
Israel issues social media updates on missile strikes; Hamas tweets response.
Ideas
Conservatives are closing the gap with liberals in social media
Thirty-eight percent of social media users promote political issues, poll finds.
Digital Government
GAO denies CWT protest of governmentwide e-travel contract
Auditors found no wrongdoing in GSA’s award to Concur Technologies.
Digital Government
Tech industry: Obama will win, but we prefer Romney
Study finds tech executives think Republican challenger would be better for industry.
Modernization
GSA not properly tracking its cloud transition, report finds
IG’s audit criticizes CIO for not monitoring progress of migration.
Digital Government
Agencies not taking steps to avoid redundant IT spending, report finds
GAO says agencies need to utilize ‘enterprise architecture’ to plan and report on tech spending.
Modernization
Chinese tech companies to Congress: We're not spies
‘One person’s bug is another’s back door,’ Rep. Mike Rogers says.
Emerging Tech
Feds embrace ‘nerds of the Internet’
From mapping to archives, agencies look to crowdsourcing.
Modernization
The White House ‘in the palm of your hand’
Obama administration relaunches its mobile platform, adds app features.
Ideas
As Isaac Hits, Agencies Take to Social Media
FEMA, White House and others use Facebook and Twitter to relay hurricane messages.
Modernization
Want the federal budget on your iPad? There’s an app for that.
GPO makes e-books available through Apple.
Digital Government
White House to agencies: Cut wasteful IT spending, then reinvest in smarter tech
OMB wants to slice 10 percent off tech budgets in 2014 to pay for more profitable IT projects.
Digital Government
BYOD on the government’s dime?
Government may pay for part of federal employees’ monthly plans.
Digital Government
Some managers track ‘every detail’ on feds’ computer use
SpectorSoft program allows supervisors to watch workers’ actions ‘like a DVR.’
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