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.