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Safety Act awards continue, although slower
So far this year, DHS has made 32 awards, compared to 57 in the first eight months of 2006.
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Info-sharing architecture framework released
The Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment issued Version 1.0 to help federal, state and local agencies.
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DOD studies its procurement capabilities
Procurement officials will undergo a self-evaluation to help the department understand its workforce and contracting practices.
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Fighting fires with geospatial data
Topographical maps enriched with layers of relevant data are helping officials become better fire managers.
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Border states to test hybrid IDs
But experts say the ID tests won’t resolve problems in creating national standards.
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Editorial: Thriving in chaos
Leadership and management in a time of disruption, chaos and change are particularly challenging.
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Chat room diplomacy
Blogs and virtual consulates are the new diplomatic tools in the State Department's efforts to change public opinion abroad.
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Stephenson: Web 2.0 and security
Social-networking technologies offer benefits that support a homeland security agenda.
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Policies challenge the status quo
These 9 federal management directives are disruptive but necessary, officials say.
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Gadgets that don’t play by the rules
Beware of employees bearing smart phones, IM services and peer-to-peer file sharing software.
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Kolcun: Software 2.0
Microsoft and others can no longer dictate how organizations will use their software.
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Buzz of the Week
Sept. 1 begins a one-month countdown to the end of the federal government’s fiscal year.
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Amme: You can be a survivor
Facing an organizational crisis head-on is the best way to survive and thrive.
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The most divisive issue: Pay
Distrust has stalled federal efforts to change the 50-year-old civil service pay system.
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