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Letter: FBI should share its wiki

A reader writes that the FBI wiki, Bureaupedia, should reach a broader audience beyond its agency to be effective.

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Letter: Requirements documents should be clear

A reader writes that the acquisition workforce should take classes for writing work statements.

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TSA approves test for TWIC readers

The Transportation Security Administration has approved testing of biometric readers as part of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.

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Letter: Applauding GAO recommendations for R&D centers

A reader agrees with recent recommendations by the Government Accountability Office that agencies should share best practices for managing federally funded research and development centers.

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Court lets e-mail case against administration proceed

A federal judge has denied the Bush administration's motion to dismiss claims from two private groups that allege the executive offices of the White House failed to archive millions of e-mail messages.

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Navy names new research, IT chief

The service also names other IT executives.

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IG: Sensitive information at airport at risk

The Homeland Security Department has weaknesses in computer systems at the Los Angeles airport, report says

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Also in the News: Obama to take White House communications online

Armed with 10 million e-mail addresses collected during the presidential campaign, Obama aides plan to reach out directly to their supporters via the World Wide Web.

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Justice IG recommends threat-tracking system improvements

The Justice Department's inspector general recommends ways to improve the FBI's electronic terrorism-threat and suspicious-incident tracking system.

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In the news: Should Obama's CTO be a CIO?

A technology analyst, writing for Network World's Web site, argues that what the Obama administration really needs is a governmentwide CIO, not just CTO.

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Improvements in R&D center management recommended

The Government Accountability Office recommends that agencies establish a forum for sharing best practices on managing federally funded research and development centers.

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Obama moves to appoint transition team

The president-elect has named his initial appointees, and his transition team has moved into its transition offices.

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Speculation grows about Obama's CTO

Soon after the election, speculation started about who President-elect Obama might name as the nation’s first chief technology officer.

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Letter: Demise of Coast Guard acquisition authority exaggerated

The Coast Guard responds to article about its acquisition decision authority.

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Defense Science Board warns of cyber problems

Limited progress has been made on cybersecurity for national defense, the Defense Science Board said.

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Letter: A proper approach to changing federal workforce

A reader writes to suggest his approach to changing the federal workforce under President-elect Obama.

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FCW Insider: More about "The Speed of Trust"

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Letter: Micromanagers too arrogant to learn better

A reader agrees with the article on micromanagement and shares their own experience with micromanagers.

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USCIS' IT modernization moves ahead

Citizenship and Immigration Services has awarded IBM a contract worth as much as $491.1 million to improve the agency's immigration application and adjudication processes.

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IG: IRS needs to verify IT cost estimate processes

The inspector general also reports that the tax agency has effectively implemented the processes and procedures for its Modernization Vision and Strategy Program.