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Leadership lessons
In this year's Federal 100 issue, we highlight some of the secrets of success in the government information technology community

One small step for IT
This year's Federal 100 Awards honor people in the government information technology community who deal with day-to-day issues to prepare for the challenges the country might face

10 Federal 100 winners' profiles

• Lt. Gen. Steven Boutelle: Leading by teaching
• Michael Butler: Leading from experience
• Lt. Col. Edward Clayson: Leading by leaving no chance
• Gregory Giddens: Leading under scrutiny
• Joseph Hagin: Leading by setting expectations
• Philip McKinney: Leading by going against the grain
• Rubens Medina: Leading with a vision
• Maj. Gen. Marilyn Quagliotti: Leading by pitching in
• Timothy Wang: Leading by adapting
• David Wennergren: Leading through empowering others

2007 Federal 100, Eagle Award judges

Buzz of the Week: FOSE: The wisdom of masses

OMB: Vista is an opportunity to set desktop standards
Policies at the Air Force, Army serve as a governmentwide model

• "Nelson: Feds taking the right approach to Vista"

ODNI, DOD agree on security certification processes

DOD looks at cyberoffense

Circuit

Intercepts

Editorial: Show ’em the money
DHS' decision to give the CIO spending authority across the agency is an important step -- for the agency and for CIOs

Davis: First do no harm

Welles: MCAT is not a test

• Check out the Office of Personnel Management’s Web-based Management Competency Assessment
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Creators of PART predict a lasting legacy
Program assessment tool might not survive, but the culture it created most likely will

• Read John Gilmour’s PART study and OMB’s Analytical Perspectives.

OPM cites progress with strategy to add flexibility to federal hiring

• Check out OPM’s Career Patterns Guide.

Technology briefs

• For more technology news, visit FCW’s sister publication, Government Computer News.

Critics say contracting bill could do harm
By making it harder to attract new employees,
Waxman’s proposal is flawed, opponents say

• Read the Accountability in Contracting Act.

DOD seeks greater software assurance
Globalization of software development raises concerns among national security officials

• Check out the Foreign Influence on Software [.pdf].
  (Source: The Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Congress passes 9/11 bills

• Find links to the Senate [.pdf] and House bills

FCW@20: Fed 100 awards

Buzz of the Week

• Click here to find out what the word about town was or here to listen to a podcast of the Buzz from the March 26, 2007, issue.

Editorials: Submission guidelines

• Op-ed submission guidelines

Take the FCW.com poll

• Should agency CIOs control all IT spending within their agency?

Letters

• Send a letter to the editor at letters@fcw.com.

Community.gov

• What's going on in the federal IT community? Check out these photo galleries from recent events around town.

Download archive

• Miss the Download from a past issue? Click here.