People
Sell new bosses on old programs
Officials need to demonstrate business value, leadership and good program management skills.
Acquisition
Feds to toughen rules on fake IT
The widespread availability of counterfeit IT products presents a threat to the United States.
People
Public diplomacy moves ahead
State Department turns to Web 2.0 tools to win the hearts and minds of people worldwide.
Digital Government
Auditor IRS must review network audit logs
The agency should also establish and regularly test security configurations on firewalls and routers to block unauthorized network traffic, TIGTA said.
Acquisition
Time to crack the protest case
IAC should take the lead in helping reduce the frequency of bid protests.
People
Transition Watch: Obama's e-gov vision will take time
It remains to be seen whether Team Obama's successful use of Web 2.0 technologies during the presidential campaign and transition will translate to into a new era of e-government.
Cybersecurity
FEMA looks ahead on emergency warning system
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is asking for information while it studies how to acquire support services for implementing its new emergency warning system.
Cybersecurity
A new take on personal-use rules
Agencies are reviewing and rewriting their acceptable-use policies to keep them current.
Cybersecurity
IG: DHS makes progress on managing acquisition
The department hasn't met the milestones it needs to perform effective acquisitions, report says.
Cybersecurity
Editorial: Advocating for change
As the year draws to a close, FCW looks back at some of the issues its editors tackled in 2008.
Cybersecurity
Letter: Similar loss of data in Alaska
A reader writes to relate a similar story of lost data for workers applying for Homeland Security-sponsored identification cards.
Digital Government
Letter roundup
A roundup of letters from readers covering topics such as Obama's Blackberry and virtualization.
Digital Government
IRS to review modernization program
The Internal Revenue Service might consider slowing future releases of its modernized database even as the system is making significant progress on the number of tax returns and refunds it processes.
People
Letter: Agencies not able to perform duties is giving away governmental functions
A reader writes that agencies unable to perform central functions without contractors is essentially giving away governmental functions to private companies.
Digital Government
New reform committee leaders raise questions
Industry leaders wonder if the panel will have the same clout it did under its recent chairmen.
People
Biases and decision-making
Studies highlight the numerous obstacles people face when trying to make decisions.
Digital Government
Letter: Government deserves poor performance
A reader writes that government deserves poor performance if it rehires a contractor that has not lived up to standards.
People
The finer art of decision-making
How people reach decisions is just as important as how they carry through.
Digital Government