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Ebola Tracking and Zombie Stars: 4 Cool Ways Government is Embracing Social Media

Forget the Uncle Sam posters and Smokey the Bear TV spots: today’s federal agencies have long shifted citizen and customer engagement efforts to online social media.

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Digital Government 2014: The Two-Year Progress Report

Two years after the launch of the Obama Administration's Digital Government Strategy, federal leaders still give their agencies an average C+ on digital services. How can agencies make the grade? Read the full GBC survey and report.

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Why Are Bid Protests Up 83% From 2006 Levels?

Despite a slight decline from FY 2012's 15-year record high, last year’s numbers still beg the question: why have government contract award protests nearly doubled over the past decade?

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Knowledge Is Power: Using Video to Close Skill Gaps

As many of the government’s most experienced workers near retirement, the federal government faces looming skills gaps that threaten to affect mission effectiveness. Agencies can look to harness video content management as a means of retaining institutional knowledge and empower employees to share information with and learn from one another.

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Making Mobile Manageable: Secure Mobility for the Enterprise

Mobile initiatives including BYOD and telework are changing the federal technology landscape, and as a result IT managers are being asked to support and manage a broader range of devices than ever before. As agencies look to secure their mobile assets, a holistic approach to mobility management may provide greater control and oversight.

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Unifying Communications for a More Connected Government

By shifting from a device-centric to a user-centric model of communications, government organizations can better meet user needs and increase overall productivity.

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4 Telework Tips for Federal Managers

With nearly half of all federal government employees now eligible to telework, what can managers do to be most effective in leading their teams -- regardless of location?

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Unifying Government Communications with Video

New methods of technology procurement can help federal agencies obtain tools that can enhance collaboration and empower users.

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A New Breed of Training for the Federal Workforce

How can agencies promote long-term learning throughout the changing demographics of the federal workforce?

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How Can Agencies Better Conduct Workforce Planning?

9 out of 10 federal managers say competency data would help with workforce planning, yet fewer than half are collecting it.

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Planning for a Robust Federal Workforce

Better data on employee competencies can assist federal managers with workforce planning, but few agencies have established formalized processes to link this information with strategic decision-making.

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58% of Feds Say Their Agency Isn't Formally Tracking Their Competencies

Survey respondents indicate that their agencies gather information on employee competencies informally or not at all

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Securing Government Research: Staying Vigilant Against Cyber Theft and Heartbleeds

As the Internet scrambles to recover from vulnerabilities caused by Heartbleed, federal research agencies must also look to secure their data.

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Map: 15 National Parks Most Affected by the October Shutdown

The October 2013 government shutdown cost local communities over $414 million in tourism and visitor spending, says the National Park Service.

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How NIH Big Data is Advancing Human Genome Research

NIH has been utilizing Big Data to accelerate developments in human DNA analysis and cancer research.