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Editorial: A call for nominations
Federal Computer Week begins accepting nominations for the 2009 Federal 100 awards program this week.
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GAO reveals new authority over protests
Congress has given GAO the power to rule on protests of agencies' task and delivery orders, which were once off limits for the auditing agency.
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KM advocates seek policy boost
Group hopes the next administration will make knowledge management a higher priority.
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Also in the News: Army PEO Soldier Brown to be deputy acquisition chief
Brig. Gen Mark Brown will move from his job as Program Executive Officer Soldier and become the Army’s deputy for acquisition and systems management, according to Defense Tech.
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Reader comment roundup: Contracting, RetireEZ, Bluetooth-based boarding passes
Our readers have a lot to say about our articles. Here is a recent collection of comments.
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Letter: McCain, industry have different views on contract use
A reader writes, "The reason for the majority of the cost escalations are the result of specification and performance upgrades that become possible during the performance of the contract."
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Intellipedia said to be growing rapidly
The online intelligence community's wiki is evolving and has a freewheeling format, an expert says.
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IG: DHS lax on portable device security controls
The Homeland Security Department's inspector general has identified unauthorized data storage devices connected to departmental servers and workstations at 11 DHS component agencies.
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Bush signs NASA bill with tech requirements
The space agency must develop technology to allow the public to experience space travel.
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Life in the tech age
Judy Estrin, former chief technology officer at Cisco Systems, says now that we have a strong information technology framework in place, the interesting work begins.
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Advice on renewing innovation
Social entrepreneur Judy Estrin says government cannot afford to live off innovation from years past.
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Understand the motivation to work
Money is not always a motivating factor in the federal workforce.
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Advice from a talent manager
A management expert suggests ways that agencies can bridge gaps left by departing employees.
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Also in the News: Fed IT to gain from rising U.S. unemployment?
With a nationwide rise in unemployment, the federal government USAjobs.gov site has seen a dramatic 45 percent increase in visitors over the past six months, Computerworld reports.
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Letter: Top-down leadership, inspiration needed
A reader writes, "I hope the next administration will provide both the leadership at the top we lack and the resources we need to make sure that the taxpayer gets a return on their tax dollars."
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Also in the News: States mandate widespread data encryption
Many businesses will have to encrypt data on computers, PDAs and even smart phones or face hefty fines under laws in a growing number of states, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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