People

Wennergren to retire

DOD's assistant deputy CMO, a three-time Fed 100 winner, wraps up a 32-year federal career.

People

A great job in government -- so long as you're not in government

IRS seeks director of cybersecurity operations under 'streamlined critical pay' designation.

People

White House announces new director of presidential personnel

Jonathan McBride, currently Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel, is about to take the top spot.

People

Slinkys and organizational resilience

Rich Caralli, along with co-authors Julia Allen and David White, literally wrote the book on operational resilience — or, at the very least, the definitive manual for CERT's Resilience Management Model.

Cybersecurity

Schambach to leave CSC

The TSA's first CIO tells current colleagues he'll retire in August.

People

Know any rising stars? Nominate them today!

Time is running out! You have until July 15 to nominate your organization's best young talent.

People

Marion Royal and Hyon Kim: Data.gov's dynamic duo

The growth of Data.gov from 47 data sets at its launch in May 2009 to more than 400,000 today is impressive. It's even more so when one considers that the team running it can be counted on one hand.

People

Matthew Goodrich: 'Mr. FedRAMP'

FedRAMP's program manager is quick to share credit for the program's success.

People

Why does it take so long to fill top agency slots?

The Partnership for Public Service's John Palguta puts the current staffing efforts in perspective.

Cybersecurity

You too can store data like the NSA

Technical director details how agency structures and protects its massive datasets.

Digital Government

Putting open data to use

Posting spreadsheets to Data.gov is no longer enough. Agencies are increasingly using open data — their own and from other sources — in pursuit of core missions.

Digital Government

Wanted: A rockstar developer for Data.gov

GSA wants to bring the talent behind its open-data project in-house.

People

Rising Star nominations open

Nominate bright young federal employees, the up-and-comers, for this year's Rising Star awards.

People

Pahlka on the power of code

What the new head of the Presidential Innovation Fellows program said in her 2012 TED talk.

Modernization

Did Amazon short-cut FedRAMP?

A reader argues that Amazon Web Services did not go through 'the actual FedRAMP certification process.' Is that a fair criticism?

People

EPA's Lisa Jackson joins Apple

Former EPA head will lead computer company's environmental efforts.

People

Getting government into high gear

The IBM Center for the Business of Government's look at the tools and strategies available for accelerating service quality and reducing costs.

People

ACT-IAC honors GSA's McClure with Franke Award

McClure earned the honor with his 'incredible track record of ... making good things happen.'