Federal employees whose plans for their "golden years" hinge on post-retirement employment in the private sector might want to do a bit of homework first.

A spate of news coverage has put the spotlight on a back-burnered bill that would reduce the annual taxpayer-provided allowance paid to former U.S. presidents dollar for dollar for any personal income they report over $400,000.

Now that the Senate has passed a postal reform bill, it’s up to the House to make a move. And at least one member of the Senate is putting pressure on House lawmakers to get their act in gear.

The scandalous acts of a few government employees who wasted taxpayer dollars and abused the public trust are making headlines, but these cases are not representative of the nation’s 2.1 million federal workers. In fact, they are far from the norm.

Leocadia I. Zak is director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), which is dedicated to encouraging economic growth in emerging markets and the export of U.S. goods and services to those markets.

Leadership involves a lot of different behaviors and characteristics, but high on my list is adaptability. In virtually every situation, that means getting the facts and having an comprehensive understanding of what is going on.

Everyone is familiar with the 16-bracket March Madness competition format for basketball, but what about putting federal buildings into those brackets and up for a vote?

The Army has resumed migrating to enterprise e-mail after submitting a congressionally mandated report on cost efficiency and effectiveness.

As DOD spending wanes, money for contracting will too, and industry must prepare.

Sometimes it's best to keep your lips sealed.

The convergence of social media, mobile and cloud presents new opportunities and challenges for CIOs, according to a report.

Are you up-to-date on how you manage your employees or hopelessly stuck in yesteryear’s outdated approaches?

Wendy Frank, founder of Accell Security, Inc. and Accell Technology Inc., became active in advocating for a change in the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal contracting program after finding it an obstacle to her efforts to grow her business. By partnering with CompTIA’s public advocacy team, Frank is making her voice heard in the corridors [...]

For the second year running, we are leveraging our IT communities to promote technology-related philanthropic organizations around the world. With grants around $5,000, the news is definitely worth sharing. The CompTIA IT Services and Support Community kicked off the 2012 philanthropy effort with donations of $5,000 each to the National Cristina Foundation and Per Scholas. [...]

Just 10 short years ago, the vast majority of solution providers followed the traditional reseller business model. As their client base grew, the number of employees and resources needed to support the new business grew just as quickly, since repairs and maintenance typically required sending personnel onsite to accomplish each task. Help desk and emergency [...]