Agriculture Close To Avoiding Furloughs
Sequester Hits Disaster Relief
Feds Respond to Oklahoma Tornadoes
Making Government 'Simpler'
OK Senators Leery of Unfunded Tornado Relief
Boldly Go Where No Fed's Gone Before
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Katherine McIntire Peters
Executive Editor
Katherine Peters leads editorial strategy and operations for Nextgov. She previously was a senior correspondent for Government Executive magazine, where she covered defense, homeland security and energy. Prior to joining Government Executive in 1995, she covered U.S. military operations and training for Army Times. She also worked as a writer and technical editor at both IDC Washington and EDS. She holds a B.A. in English from Elizabethtown College and an M.A. in Journalism from American University.
Wannabe Chief Yes Officers, Plywood Leadership, and More
June 17, 2011
FROM NEXTGOV
In case you missed Government Executive Media Group's Excellence in Government conference last month, our events team has created a virtual conference page where you can access all of the sessions online. So you missed the fancy chocolate concoctions at the dessert bar -- you can still find out what ...
Justice Department CIO Vance Hitch tells staff he will retire in July
June 17, 2011
FROM NEXTGOV
Hours after federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra surprised the Washington technology community with his plans to leave government service, Justice Department CIO Vance Hitch told colleagues he would retire at the end of July. In an email Thursday evening to CIO office staff, Hitch thanked colleagues for their hard ...
From Nextgov: Justice Department CIO Vance Hitch tells staff he will retire in July
June 17, 2011 Hours after federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra surprised the Washington technology community with his plans to leave government service, Justice Department CIO Vance Hitch told colleagues he would retire at the end of July. Read the full story on Nextgov.
Have a Good IT Idea for Government? You Could Win $50,000.
June 13, 2011
FROM NEXTGOV
Money talks. Or in this case, the sponsors of a new contest to find "the best idea to fix government," hope it will persuade people far and wide to submit viable technology solutions to improve federal operations. The Merit Awards contest, sponsored by MeriTalk, which describes itself as an IT ...
Tornadoes hamper critical federal operations in Alabama
April 28, 2011 Once again, Mother Nature proves to be the ultimate terrorist. The tornadoes and storms that swept through the South on Wednesday night and Thursday killed more than 200 people and left a million without electricity. While beleaguered residents came to grips with unimaginable devastation, federal leaders grappled with a range ...
As the Worm Turns: Iran Sees Stars
April 26, 2011
FROM NEXTGOV
Just as computer security experts were coming to terms with the advent of Stuxnet -- the sophisticated computer virus that targets industrial control systems, specifically the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems that are part of Iran's uranium enrichment infrastructure -- Iranian officials now say they've discovered a new worm ...
Obama Dishes on Federal Technology
April 15, 2011
FROM NEXTGOV
What does the leader of the free world really think about all the high-tech gadgets and gizmos at his command? Not much, apparently. A clearly exasperated President Obama unloaded about government agencies' "horrible" technology at a fundraiser in Chicago Thursday night after the press pool left. What he didn't realize ...
Drug cartels seek to exploit corrupt federal agents
April 11, 2011 It's not clear when Louis Enrique Ramirez took his first bribe. In the summer of 2005, the former customs inspector apparently began cutting deals with smugglers to allow undocumented immigrants as well as the occasional load of drugs across the Southwest border from Mexico into Texas. During the next three ...
Coming Soon to Your E-Reader: Government Documents
April 5, 2011
FROM NEXTGOV
They're not going to put Amazon out of business, but the General Services Administration and the Government Printing Office have teamed up with the Google Book Partner Program to make the 100 most popular government publications available for free download to your desktop, laptop, e-reader or smartphone. For decades, GPO ...
Weak Link
April 1, 2011 Drug cartels are working hard to corrupt federal agents and drive a hole through border security. It's not clear when Louis Enrique Ramirez took his first bribe. In the summer of 2005, the former customs inspector apparently began cutting deals with smugglers to allow undocumented immigrants as well as the ...
