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Buzz of the Week

Warfare 2.0

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GSA on the road to recovery?

Agency officials announce plans to fix sagging assisted acquisition services.

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DOD takes steps to cut contract costs

House urges military to reduce spending on services through better oversight.

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20 years of marvels and missteps

Come along for Federal Computer Week's guided information technology tour.

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New OMB director sworn in

Jim Nussle's first challenge is finishing up the fiscal 2008 spending bills by the end of the month.

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The Lectern: Google, Goldman and government

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It Happened: First ID Theft Using P2P

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FAS gets new chief of staff

Air Force veteran and former White House aide Bruce Caughman will be chief of staff at the Federal Acquisition Service, FAS Commissioner James Williams announced Sept. 6.

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Budget shortages said leading to more DOD collaboration

DISA Director Charles Croom expects Defense technology budgets to decrease in the next decade.

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GSA cuts back assisted acquisition service

The strategy, which aims to correct financial problems, will affect half of the service's employees, but GSA says they will be moved to other positions within the agency.

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Arbitrator finds SEC pay system discriminatory

The arbitrator found that the commission's pay-for-performance system discriminated against African-American and older employees.

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Joint Staff readies cyber operations plan

It will complement the classified National Military Strategy for Cyberspace Operations, an Air Force official said.

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Senate passes VA spending bill in near-unanimous vote

The bill, which would give VA $4 billion more than Bush requested, includes $64.8 billion for discretionary spending and $41 billion in veterans’ disability benefits.

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Government earns low marks for openness

An annual report card identifies what OpenTheGovernment.org says is a troubling lack of openness in military procurement.

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FBI CIO: Culture inhibits info sharing

Zalmai Azmi said the intelligence community isn't used to the concept of sharing information and therefore worries about security and leaks.

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Colorado town fields video surveillance system

Parker tapped CDW-G for motion-activated cameras that cover the Parker Fieldhouse.

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Raising the Cybersecurity Political Stakes

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Digital Government

Public Service and our first faculty meeting

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SAIC names new chief operating officer

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CIA works to break info-sharing barriers

Use of the Intellipedia site is growing, and officials are looking for ways to expand it.