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Transition Watch: Watchers impressed by and wary of online Obama

Team Obama's use of the Internet for a broader, interactive relationship between government and citizens will be challenging.

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IAC tells transition team about IT in government

The council recommends that the government be innovative as it takes advantage of what IT offers.

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Comment: What Obama can learn from the Washington Redskins

Changing presidents is like changing coaches in many ways, Mark Abramson writes.

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Administration in Review: The transition checklist

Lessons that Obama’s team can learn from the Bush administration.

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New editor takes the helm at 1105 GIG

David Rapp joins Federal Computer Week as editor-in-chief after a long career as a print journalist and a stint as an Internet entrepreneur.

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The finer art of decision-making

How people reach decisions is just as important as how they carry through.

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Biases and decision-making

Studies highlight the numerous obstacles people face when trying to make decisions.

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Letter: Agencies not able to perform duties is giving away governmental functions

A reader writes that agencies unable to perform central functions without contractors is essentially giving away governmental functions to private companies.

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Transition Watch: Obama's e-gov vision will take time

It remains to be seen whether Team Obama's successful use of Web 2.0 technologies during the presidential campaign and transition will translate to into a new era of e-government.

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Public diplomacy moves ahead

State Department turns to Web 2.0 tools to win the hearts and minds of people worldwide.

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Sell new bosses on old programs

Officials need to demonstrate business value, leadership and good program management skills.

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Are you ready for retirement?

Several factors play into a decision about whether to retire or keep on working — and now the economy is one of them.

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Transition Watch Modernizing the presidential radio address

Barack Obama will still deliver the broadcast on radio, but it also will be available in video format on YouTube.

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Op-ed: Tech czar is maybe good, maybe bad

Whether a presidentially-chosen chief technology officer is a good idea depends totally on the expectations and responsibilities of the job, Frank McDonough writes.

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Letter: Acquisition process is broken

A reader writes to say the acquisition process should restarted from scratch.

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Also in the News: Amendment likely to kill e-gov reauthorization

Privacy amendment and threatened holds have probably killed the bill, sources say.

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Letter: Oversight should be applied to Congress

A reader writes that oversight should be applied to Congress in addition to contractors, who need more support from technical representatives.

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Army creates virtual recruiting center

Service seeks recruits through cyberspace skydiving and piloting.

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FedTracker: Obama picks leaders for Energy and EPA

The next administration's environmental team is falling into place.

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FCW Insider: What users have to say about Change.gov

Change.gov users debate the management and value of Obama's online forums.