In D.C., federal IT teams find real-world events create opportunities for training employees to use COOP technologies.

Take this 10-point quiz, and read responses from other CIOs and IT chiefs.

To close up federal technology skill gaps, try these 13 tips based on a survey of 40,000 government IT workers.

The Essential Body of Knowledge creates a baseline of must-know information for the IT security workforce.

Although boomers haven't abandoned their jobs in the expected droves, they will eventually retire. And agencies will need to know how to prevent knowledge loss in the IT shop.

Virtual work environments offer collaborative advantages for the next-generation federal workforce.

Everyone agrees the IT Exchange Program makes sense, but will it ever get out of the starting gate?

With Congress switching sides, make sure your IT team is ready, willing and able to keep projects on track.

Given the high demand for skilled IT security employees, agencies have a farm system in place to produce talented workers who are ready to serve.

Workplace planning can help assure that you have the right IT team today and in the future.

A plan for replacing senior managers is an important tool for shaping your agency’s future.

Federal systems chiefs begin to realize the benefits of relying on chief technology officers to help them deliver the goods for IT projects.

Working with OPM, agencies are trying to develop ways to motivate workers and improve performance.

Working with OMB, agencies are devising plans to close skill gaps in the federal IT workforce.

Veterans Affairs offers IT training and jobs to veterans wounded in Iraq.

Federal agencies are taking a page from their corporate counterparts in offering perks to help retain and attract workers.

Federal agencies face a daunting challenge: finding replacements for the baby boomer IT professionals who will retire during the next several years. Succession planning is key to meeting that goal.

These CIOs left the private sector for the opportunity to serve their government.

The man who motivates agencies to make IT accessible to disabled people tries carrots, but keeps the stick handy.