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New members of Congress bring agency experience

Congress may benefit from executive-branch experience coming with some of the incoming freshmen.

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Agencies should brace for more public access to records

The Transparency Project helps file FOIA requests and offers transparency tools.

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Lessons in agency transformation from the battlefield

The military's rich history holds countless lessons that can help agencies move toward excellence. Example: More people should get fired.

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Obama wins. Now what?

The re-election of President Barack Obama raises new questions about bipartisanship, agency funding and the tech agenda.

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Retroactive repeal of sequestration possible -- but risky

The effects of sequestration could be mitigated if the president and Congress continue trying to repeal it next year, but it would be a gamble, analysis suggests.

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Feds slowly catching on to tablet trend

Federal adoption lags behind the private sector, but new research projects a steep growth curve.

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What's with all these chiefs?

A proliferation of 'chief' titles does not bear much connection to better management, argues John Gilroy.

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NAPA plans advice for the president on federal initiatives

Recommendations for the president on large-scale projects and performance improvement are set for release and discussion at a public event.

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Feds well-represented on innovator list

Members of the Obama administration and both parties in Congress are among the top 20 innovators in democracy on TechCrunch's list.

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NARA map shows elections past and future

An interactive online map allows users to research past presidential elections or apply state-by-state scenarios to the current one to see how various state wins or losses affects electoral vote totals.

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Acquisition: Bridging the communication gaps

Federal acquisition executives say there's still room for improving communications between contracting officers and program managers, and between government and industry.

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Tech solutions for the changing acquisition landscape

Business process management software can aid agency acquisition processes, writes Appian's Evan McDonnell.

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ACT/IAC tries to foster collaboration on mobility

A new website is intended to encourage communication and sharing of ideas between government and industry on bring-your-own-device and other mobility issues.

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Two win Public Sector Partnership awards

Awards for work in procurement go to one long-time pro and one up-and-comer.

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Transparency ideas abound at 'Ideathon'

Young innovators develop ideas for governance, big data, crowdsourcing and other vexing concerns at OpenGov Hub event.

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Mark Drapeau's Movember mustache move

Mark Drapeau isn't one of the men growing a mustache for Movember, but he came up with his own solution.

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Hasbrouck takes over DISA field office command

DISA gets a new leader in a special ops field office while DOD promotes a new director of space and intelligence.

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Government leaders get nudge toward exec ranks

ACT/IAC's 16th Partners Program has produced 32 graduates.

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Fed 100 nominations open

Do you know someone in federal IT who accomplished something momentous in 2012? Nominations are open for the Federal 100 award.