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What happens when feds, the media and advertisers have dinner?

A recent misstep by the Washington Post could lead to tighter rules for feds attending events with corporate sponsorship.

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Army IT exec weighs in on the service's technology programs, challenges

Gary Winkler, Army program executive officer for enterprise information systems at Fort Belvoir, Va., discussed a number of current initiatives, including the Logistics Modernization Program, in a recent interview.

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Op-ed: Dispelling the myth of GSA schedule lag times

Vivek Kundra was off the mark when he described long lead times for buying technology through the GSA schedule, writes Larry Allen, president of the Coalition for Government Procurement.

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GAO sets up shop at YouTube, Twitter

Government Accountability Office moves into Web 2.0 to take its products to the people rather than waiting for them to come to it.

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GSA nomination mired in Senate muck

A busy Senate schedule, not further questions, is apparently holding up confirmation of Martha Johnson to be administrator of the General Services Administration.

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GSA expands on O'Hare's GWACs comments

In a recent interview with Federal Computer Week's acquisition editor, Matthew Weigelt, Ed O'Hare, assistant commissioner of the Office of Integrated Technology Services at GSA's Federal Acquisition Service, clarifies and expands upon his comments made during a panel discussion at the Washington Technology Top 100 Conference.

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Klossner: Those guys are wearing underwear on the outside ...

FCW cartoonist John Klossner imagines that open-source proponents probably encounter the same doubts that would be raised about superheroes.

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Kundra's vision: IT ‘storefront’ could replace GSA schedules

The federal CIO says federal government needs a procurement system that can keep pace with the rapid changes in technology.

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Health IT coordinator to harmonize record standards, network

The National Coordinator for Health IT plans to resolve differences between electronic patient records and the National Health Information Network data exchange system.

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2010 appropriations: House targets EPA financial systems modernization

White House officials say proposed cuts to EPA’s budget could put financial system modernization program at risk.

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Acquisition community stuck in time, reader says

Social media might be way behind the mindset of some acquisition officials, who are still busy creating databases, says one reader.

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Some doctors to get health IT help

The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology said he is dealing with the special health IT needs of doctors in small practices.

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GSA contract move mirrors market needs, experts say

GSA official says many GWACs won't be renewed as GSA markets its Alliant and Alliant Small Business contracts.

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Transparency initiatives bolstered by chief performance officer, official says

Government transparency is combining people, technology and acquisition in new ways, a top procurement official said.

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Get a Life!: Leadership lessons from White House Fellows

Former White House fellows Colin Powell and Doris Kearns Goodwin offer some leadership lessons, writes blogger Judy Welles.

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DOD and social media: The battle lines are drawn

FCW readers are sharply divided about the wisdom of allowing military personnel to access social-media sites through official networks.

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Military Health System launches social media hub

The Military Health System has launched a social media hub that allows easy access to the system's presence on several social networking sites, including Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.

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COOP: What's the drill?

Does anyone know how the U.S. government's real-time exercise went last Wednesday?

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Acquisition workforce: Social media could be big draw

A lawmaker believes the government acquisition community could use cool technology to swell its ranks.

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White House tries hand at wiki-style policy development

In the third phase of the initiative, the Obama administration is asking the public to help draft recommendations for making the federal government operations and information more transparent.