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Success with Web 2.0 requires risk

At the Government Leadership Summit, government leaders and social-media experts shared their take on the path to Web 2.0 enlightenment.

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GAO: The FDA needs strategic IT plan

The Food and Drug Administration doesn't have a comprehensive strategic plan for managing its numerous IT modernization projects, the GAO reports.

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White House moves on open government

Officials plan to use White House blogs to discuss recommendations on how to make government more open and transparent.

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Open Government Dialogue's greatest hits

Here is a selection of the top-rated ideas proposed through the Open Government Dialogue for making government operations and information more transparent.

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Bloggers and tweeters sound off on Kundra, Chopra

Speeches by the nation's new CIO and CTO are getting attention on the Web.

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Conversation turns ugly at the Open Government Dialogue

Some participants are up in arms after some anti-Obama posts disappeared from the Web site.

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Blogging live: Confirmation hearing of GSA's Martha Johnson

Martha Johnson, the president's nominee for the top job at GSA, is testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. We're live at the hearing, bringing the latest information on what's happening. Stay tuned.

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Serrao: Web 2.0 works better for connecting people than assessing threats

Are new social-networking tools suitable for law enforcement?

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Acquisition jobs a tough sell to would-be feds

The federal government should be an attractive place to work in these troubled times, but the bureaucracy still scares off would-be employees.

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Kelman: Challenges to conventional thinking can prompt novel ideas

Iconoclasts spur innovation because they do not settle for familiar ideas or solutions.

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Obama picks Google exec as deputy CTO

Aneesh Chopra, federal chief technology officer, is about to get some help. President Obama has picked Andrew McLaughlin, currently head of public policy for Google, to be Chopra's deputy.

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DHS to create online dialogue for security review

The online dialogue will enable DHS to tap into security and policy experts in government, academia and industry, the department says.

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New federal CTO sets early agenda

Aneesh Chopra said he would seek to support the president’s priorities through so-called innovation platforms, such as crowd sourcing.

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Get a Life!: Marley and life

Unlike Marley the dog's family, federal workers may gain more work life balance with legislation on parental leave and telework, writes blogger Judy Welles.

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Fred Schobert plans retirement

Fred Schobert, one of the architects of the General Services Administration's Networx contract, is planning to retire from the agency later this month.

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Check out the latest entries to the FCW Twitter contest

Check out some recent entries in our contest, including two poetic endeavors.

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Open Government Dialogue: The E.T. connection

The Obama administration has received more than 1,400 ideas for how to make government more transparent, with some suggestions more serious than others.

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Health IT commission postpones certifications

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology said it will put off some of its certification activities until it reviews what HHS has in mind for health IT

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FCW’s Twitter contest: Let the competition begin

The challenge is to rewrite your job description as a “tweet” -- that is, with no more than 140 characters, with extra points given for humor.

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News alert: Obama to discuss cybersecurity report on Friday (press conference at 10:55 a.m.)

The report is based on the results of the Obama administration’s 60-day review of the federal government’s cybersecurity policy.