Digital Government
Obama takes on the mob
New strategy against transnational organized crime targets cyber criminals, intellectual property theft.
People
Feds say: What about contractors?
FCW readers point out that contractor employees are a key part of the workforce equation.
People
Sense of mission overrides frustration for many feds
Despite everything Congress can throw at them, some feds still find satisfaction in their jobs.
People
Feds: Now we know what chopped liver feels like
The federal workforce is feeling the heat as lawmakers seek to freeze their pay, force furloughs and reduce their numbers.
People
Pay for performance? Yeah, right.
Pay-for-performance systems have a spotty track record in the federal government, but the idea has surfaced yet again.
People
Telework centers: real telework?
Can you call it telework if you're driving to an office every day?
People
The obstacle at the breakfast table
Sometimes the biggest obstacle to working from home is the fact that you're at home.
People
NSPS: anatomy of a failure
The government's most significant recent effort to move to pay for performance failed in just three years. Our readers have some thoughts about why.
People
The telework era: better in theory than in practice
The Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 brought renewed attention to efforts to keep workers out of their offices. But it might not have actually changed things very much.
People
DOD cyber defense plan draws fire
Critics say the plan revives many familiar, unfulfilled goals.
Modernization
How not to make a case for an app
An ATF agent learns from his mistakes in trying to convince supervisors to sign off on an app development idea.
Digital Government
Wozniak: Put humans first in technology design
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak lays out principles for technology design.
Digital Government
Gen. Cartwright's nod to Mrs. Robinson
Gen. James Cartwright uses a classic movie to illustrate a contemporary point.
Cybersecurity
The best of the federal blogosphere
'Ancient Chinese secret’ goes mainstream; TSA employees in trouble; Farm-fresh blogging; Visiting the floods.
Digital Government
The best of the federal blogosphere
Smart phones for behavioral health care; Who are Fannie and Freddie?; Invasion of the photo snappers; Art unplugged.
Digital Government
Will Weinergate put Congress off Twitter?
Congressional use of Twitter dropped after the Anthony Weiner scandal went public.
Digital Government
The best of the federal blogosphere
LaHood peddles pedaling to work; high gas prices don't deter drivers; OSTI's Greek philosophy; space shuttle era draws to a close.
Digital Government
Zombies, killer cyborgs and the government
Agencies and officials loosen up in their use of social media.
People
US cyber plans ruffle feathers at home and abroad
The Obama administration is trying hard to sell critics on its plans for securing cyberspace and protecting critical infrastructure.
Digital Government
Chopra touts administration's innovation agenda for health care
The federal chief technology officer argued that President Barack Obama's innovation agenda and health care reform will lead to significant technology innovation in the near future.
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