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Best Of 2011: Future Of Mobile Technology Takes Shape – As A Cube

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This is one in a series of articles highlighting Breaking Gov’s best stories of the past year. As we reflected on our 2011 coverage of innovation, technology and management amongst the federal agencies and workforce, this was among the stories that stood out as delivering key insight into the top issues facing today’s government community.

The past year has seen significant buzz with regard to how technology can change the business of government. Mobile technology, in particular, appears to hold significant promise for increased efficiency and a more enabled mobile workforce. Keep reading →

 /  Published December 27, 2011 at 7:00 AM

Telework Plans are Crucial to Disaster Preparedness

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The Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, signed into law a year ago this month by President Obama, created a lot of buzz around the word ‘telework.’

According to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) memorandum, the Act provides a framework for agencies to better leverage technology and to maximize the use of flexible work arrangements, which will aid in recruiting new federal workers, retain valuable talent and allow the government to maintain productivity in various situations. Keep reading →

 /  Published December 12, 2011 at 11:30 AM

Where Telework Works In Government

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The latest annual survey of federal employees, conducted by the Office of Personnel Management, finds that there are at least a dozen federal agencies where half or more of employees now telework to some extent.

(Click the image above to see the full Breaking Gov infographic.) Keep reading →

 /  Published October 7, 2011 at 8:52 AM

Going Mobile: Top Government Agencies For Telework

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The battle between the public and private sectors to attract top talent often boils down to workplace intangibles such as work/life balance. And few efforts to improve that balance have attracted more attention within the federal government than telework.

Permitting more federal employees to skip the commute and work from home isn’t just an act of good will to attract and retain employees. It also boils down to smart economics. The General Services Administration estimates that if federal workers telecommuted at least one day per week, federal agencies could increase productivity by more than $2.3 billion annually. Agencies could also save potentially billions more on office space, electricity and supplies. Keep reading →

 /  Published October 5, 2011 at 7:58 AM

Q&A: Symantec’s Approach To Security – “Eat Your Own Cooking”

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Federal IT managers often look to leading technology suppliers to discover what they have learned to protect their own enterprises. Breaking Gov sat down with Symantec Corp.’s Vice President and General Manager for Public Sector, Gigi Schumm, to discuss what federal IT managers can learn from Symantec’s own approach to security and how those lessons are incorporated into the company’s products.

Breaking Gov: If federal IT managers wanted to look inside Symantec to see how security is managed and baked into your products, what would they see? Keep reading →

 /  Published September 2, 2011 at 2:01 PM

Feds Exchange Blunt Advice For Reducing Cost of Government

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Cloud computing, telework and data center consolidation–and a cross section of senior federal IT officials–took center stage at a conference yesterday to discuss ways to use information technology to reduce the total cost of government.

While nobody was willing to predict how the federal budget crunch was likely to impact specific government IT programs, most agreed that cloud computing, telework and data center consolidation are the three major initiatives that federal CIOs and managers must come to terms with in the coming budget cycle. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 25, 2011 at 4:41 PM
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