People

FCW Insider: How far should Obama take social networking?

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People

Get a Life!: Beyond the news

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Digital Government

3 New White Papers from IBM

Transformational Government; Going Green; and ECM for Government Case Management

Digital Government

TSA approves test for TWIC readers

Federal Computer Week

Digital Government

Obama must use better technology to open government

OMB Watch says new administration should rely on commercially available collaborative tools to back promise of transparency.

Digital Government

Is CDC's Google search-term tracking just the beginning?

Following search trends to predict influenza outbreaks could be the first step in using the Internet to react quickly to the spread of many illnesses.

Digital Government

Directory of 'plum' federal jobs debuts

The popular guide to more than 8,000 federal civil service positions will be available on Nov. 12.

Ideas

Making the Google Government a Reality

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Ideas

Lessons from Change.gov

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Digital Government

Feds collaborate on NHIN interface

The free software will be available to the public in March, an ONC official said.

People

Letter: FBI should share its wiki

A reader writes that the FBI wiki, Bureaupedia, should reach a broader audience beyond its agency to be effective.

People

Letter: Requirements documents should be clear

A reader writes that the acquisition workforce should take classes for writing work statements.

Acquisition

Postal Service wants software to help procurement

The software should be delivered as a service and have low reliance on IT resources, USPS says.

Acquisition

GAO rejects limits on task order reviews

The Government Accountability Office rejects the Army's assertion that contractors can't protest the service's award, only the initial solicitation.

People

TSA approves test for TWIC readers

The Transportation Security Administration has approved testing of biometric readers as part of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.

People

Letter: Applauding GAO recommendations for R&D centers

A reader agrees with recent recommendations by the Government Accountability Office that agencies should share best practices for managing federally funded research and development centers.

People

Court lets e-mail case against administration proceed

A federal judge has denied the Bush administration's motion to dismiss claims from two private groups that allege the executive offices of the White House failed to archive millions of e-mail messages.

Ideas

CIOs: Counselor vs. Value Seeker

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Digital Government

Potential Defense secretary has focused on management issues

Former Navy Secretary Richard Danzig praised for his candid, activist style during previous stint at the Pentagon.