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Federal agencies appear to be lifting bans on the use of social media tools in the workplace. Only 19 percent of federal workers, compared to 55 percent in 2010, say they are affected by bans on Read more...

A National Institute of Standards and Technology document says it aims to address two personal and national security risks: American citizens are largely unaware of cyber threats and the United Read more...

Federal agencies aren't thinking much about employee retention these days, but they should be, says a report from the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton. The report, released Jan. Read more...

The White House announced Nov. 29 a freeze to federal civilian worker pay for calendar year 2011 and 2012, which would save the government more than $60 Billion over the next 10 years. In a press Read more...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Homeland Security Department Chief Information Officer Richard Spires doesn't have anything against contractors, but when it comes to oversight and collaborating across Read more...

Only 4 percent of government workers utilize social media during their work day, according to a recent survey from research firm Market Connections of Chantilly, Va. Of the 321 federal employees Read more...

President Obama issued an executive order last week banning federal employees from texting while driving during their work days. The order is extensive. It covers federal employees when they are Read more...

The Obama administration cybersecurity report released last month received lots of attention for its major recommendations. But one idea was overlooked, according to Brittany Ballenstedt of Read more...

This is a lesson for every agency about reaching too far in developing a project. It happened to the Office of Personnel Management, which had plans for an online retirement calculator that would Read more...

The federal government wanted to make sure 5.6 million federal workers and contractors had their high-tech identification cards--or HSPD-12 cards--in hand by October 2008. But whoops, it missed the Read more...