Tech
Telework expansion could save money and diversify hiring pool, officials say
Personnel, technology chiefs say IT shortcomings shouldn’t hold back agencies from promoting the practice.
Tech
Older Workers Staying Put
Survey shows that many employees aged 65 and older work because they want to.
Tech
Competing for IT Skills
Government needs to fill information technology jobs as the downturn lifts.
Tech
Goodbye XYZ. Hello, Generation C
Age may not determine where workers fall on the generation spectrum.
Tech
Can Technology Fill Staffing Gap?
The Patent and Trademark Office is leading the way to fill workforce shortages with IT.
Tech
Frontline Workers Leading Web 2.0
Study shows that younger employees still dominate use of new Web tools.
Tech
Outsourcing Cyber Efforts
Report asks if a lack of federal personnel makes more contracting necessary.
Tech
Tech Skills In (Hot) Demand
The top places for openings include Washington, D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Obama raises stakes for cybersecurity
Unveiling results of 60-day review, president says he’ll appoint a cybersecurity czar at the White House.
Oversight
National Business Center launches electronic onboarding tool
HR management suite is designed to streamline processing and coordinate information across multiple systems.
Oversight
Senators disappointed with stimulus-tracking site
Watchdog pledges to gather advice for improving recovery.gov through an electronic town hall meeting and independent review.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Prosecutors charge former IRS employee with filing false tax claims
Indianapolis worker allegedly used information from the Integrated Data Retrieval System to prepare six fraudulent income tax returns .
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Obama CIO goes on leave after scandal at former office
Vivek Kundra has not been implicated, but will remain on leave until more is known about his former colleagues’ alleged schemes to defraud the D.C. government.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Virginia takes a lead role in the stimulus plan's push for health IT
A Q&A with Aneesh Chopra, Virginia's secretary of technology and CIO, on how the commonwealth will use funds to help build a nationwide electronic health records system.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Defense urged to develop warfighting systems quicker to keep up in cyberspace
Lengthy software development cycle fails to account for rapidly changing requirements , official says.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Obama proposes big increase in cybersecurity spending at DHS
Fiscal 2010 budget proposal is vague on IT spending, but officials believe the administration will target education, grid computing and health care for significant increases .
Defense
From Nextgov: Homeland Security secretary promises more information sharing
Janet Napolitano says collaborating with state and local governments is crucial to counterterrorism.
Oversight