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Is your website user-friendly? Ask GSA.

The reviews can help agencies meet the new plain writing requirements and comply with transparency rules.

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Sold to the lowest bidder: Reverse auctions play cost-savings role for agencies

Interest grows in reverse auctions as agencies look for efficiency and cost savings.

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Why OMB’s IT reform plan just might work

Blogger Steve Kelman finds a lot to like in OMB’s new IT reform report.

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These were the most-read stories on FCW.com in the past two weeks.

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IT management reform: Here's the plan

OMB unveiled a 25-step plan to keep government programs from running into trouble.

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Reviews are mixed for early agile efforts

The government's early agile efforts are well intentioned but miss the mark, reviewers say.

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Government data sharing gets past the warm-up

More data than ever is available on government websites, but the hard part has just begun.

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Can grand design be driven to extinction?

The administration's plan to hasten the end of giant, trouble-plagued IT projects depends on achieving two objectives.

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New ideas for idea competitions

The government needs to re-energize its approach to crowdsourcing innovation competitions — now that people are willing to help.

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OFPP head urges acquisition leaders to lose fear of rules

Dan Gordon wants officials to be innovative in their approach to purchasing and bring contractors closer into the procurement process to get better results.

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Telework bill becomes law

Obama has signed the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 into law, which will allow eligible federal workers to telecommute.

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SSA faces IT management problems, IG says

The Social Security Administration's inspector general targets eight major management IT problem areas for improvement.

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Agencies: Don't fear talks with contractors

Dan Gordon, top procurement policy official, is taking a myth-busting campaign to allay the fear of government-industry discussions and reassure federal workers that it's OK to talk.

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DHS IT project terminated after White House review

The White House's review of high-priority IT projects has led to the termination of one and scaling back of several others.

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White House serious about killing some IT programs

The Obama administration today released a plan to overhaul federal IT management that includes improving or terminating at least a third of underperforming projects in the next 18 months.

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Industry says ambitious White House IT reform plan is doable

Industry members are praising the Obama administration's 25-step implementation plan for IT management reform, saying that many of its action items align with popular commercial practices.

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House approves two-year federal pay freeze

The House today passed legislation with a two-year pay freeze for all civilian federal employees.

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Successful agency recruiting strategies revealed in report

A new report shows the techniques that federal agencies have found to be most effective in attracting talented young new hires.

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Public experts could become on-demand resources

GSA wants feedback on ExpertNet, a draft concept for soliciting and collecting advice on specific topics from experts in the public.

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DOD discourages using acronyms

DOD Executive Secretary Michael Bruhn paints a picture of ambiguity, misuse and abuse when it comes to acronym use in Defense Department correspondence.