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DHS seeks input on revised infrastructure protection plan
The Homeland Security Department is asking for suggestions as it prepares to publish a new version of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan next year.
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Buzz of the Week: Obama, the tech president
President-elect Barack Obama is preparing for a much-hyped technologically advanced administration by picking a chief technology officer for the government.
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Transition Watch: CSC VP to review GSA for transition team
Team will prepare incoming administration to address the agency's issues.
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GAO takes broad view for protests
The Government Accountability Office said its new authority to hear protests of task and delivery orders spans the entire scope of the orders.
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Ruling could end some set-aside programs
A court ruled that the Defense Department could not justify contract preferences for minority-owned businesses because DOD could not show that they were being discriminated against.
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Transition Watch: Obama CTO needs clear authority, former feds say
The new position needs the power to effect collaborative and technical transformation.
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Transition Watch: Talk heats up about CTO job description
As well as speculation over who would take the job as the government’s chief technology officer under President-elect Obama, there’s almost as much talk about what the CTO would do once in office.
Digital Government
New ethics rules end voluntary reports
Government contractors must now notify the inspector general's office and contracting officer when they find credible evidence of a crime related to a government contract.
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A tipping point for NIEM?
Policy initiatives have aided the fast adoption of information-sharing standards framework.
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Google tool seeks to track flu trends
The query-based system may be as much as two weeks faster than traditional disease-surveillance methods.
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Leadership by the book
DOD’s Dave Wennergren spreads a gospel of trust, information sharing and enlightened management through selective reading.
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The 13 behaviors for cultivating trust
These behaviors stem from character, competence, or a combination of the two.
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The 4 cores of credibility
The key to building trust in organizations is alignment — linking an organization’s design around those cores and behaviors.
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