People
Failed $3B helicopter program shows dangers of poor planning
A program needs good planning from its earliest stages — and a good reason why it’s needed in the first place.
People
Employee swap: OFPP contemplates exchange program
Trading employees for short-term projects may broaden workers' careers while providing their expertise to a department in need.
Digital Government
DOD reconsiders the insourcing question
Officials look more strategically at the acquisition workforce, but there are concerns about who DOD sees as part of that group.
Cybersecurity
Senators start talks on larger cybersecurity bill
Senior Senate staff members are working on cybersecurity legislation.
Digital Government
An addition to the federal dialect
Government officials have one more word to add to their repertoire of government-only language.
Acquisition
Officials change tone on insourcing
Officials say they never intended for massive insourcing, and the administration has not let it happen.
Digital Government
GSA leader's zero footprint
Administrator Martha Johnson hit a unique mark of making little, or maybe no, impact on her environment.
People
Telework puts managers in tight spot, officials say
Most federal work doesn’t lend itself to measuring direct output from an employee, which makes it hard to directly measure performance, officials say.
People
How to get permission to fail
Agencies can undertake risky projects, but they should expect Congress to be watching closely and demanding accountability.
Acquisition
Too much training still leaves interns inexperienced
Managers are dealing with highly certified employees who still need supervision and intervention from more experienced contracting officers, officials say.
People
Proving value of open government falls to agencies
A panel at IRMCO describes the hazards of opening government data to the public.
Digital Government
Transparency can't shine without context
The Obama administration, Congress and watchdog groups want more transparency, but transparency can still leave much of the public blind.
People
DOD hurt by speed, agility to access info, official says
Senators are warning about reverting to the pre-Sept. 11 days of hoarding information, and say instead that agencies need to balance security concerns with needs.
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