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From ELC: Risk management takes center-stage
Agencies seeking to secure federal information systems need to focus on attack-based metrics to reduce vulnerabilities and manage risk, according to government and industry officials.
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SBA, IG clash over regulatory details
Officials and auditors have differing views about HSPD-12's application to pilot programs.
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From ELC: Federal workforce could change with new administration
The evolving federal workforce could be due for significant changes after the new president takes office.
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From ELC: Panel identifies top federal IT priorities
Federal and industry executives previewed technology-related recommendations for the next administration.
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Buzz of the Week: A lively social networking circuit
Slowly but surely Web 2.0 is moving from fun and games to serious business in the federal government.
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OMB increases transparency of agency IT management data
The Office of Management and Budget hopes to see greater savings from the improvements agencies have demonstrated in the management of their IT projects.
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Is cost-plus debate off point?
Procurement experts say the real source of waste is not cost-plus contracting but contract mismanagement.
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Briefing memos pull back curtains
Former feds distill little-known necessities of governing into simple terms for incoming political appointees.
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Master the mechanics of IT management
A new book, “The Operator’s Manual for the New Administration,” offers a few pointers on the role of IT on the road ahead.
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OMB: Agency CIOs have IT authority
A memo from the Office of Management and Budget clarifies for the next administration how information technology should be managed.
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Editorial: The case for the status quo
Career feds must find a way to convince the new team to retain initiatives that are worth preserving.
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OMB: Agencies improve IT management
Overall, agencies have shown progress in their efforts to better plan, manage and monitor their IT investments, OMB said.
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Federal acquisition needs enterprise architecture, official says
That architecture takes a broad approach to considering how the massive system runs, the General Services Administration's acting administrator tells conference.
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Letter: Some managers create hostile work environments
A reader writes about managers who create hostile work environments for employees.
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Letter: Micromanagement is an institutional culture problem
A reader shares his experience with micromanaging.
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Government misses small-business goal
Agencies overall reached only one governmentwide socioeconomic small business contracting goal, SBA reports.
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CISOs: No easy job description
Chief information security officers are technicians, policy enforcers and savvy managers.
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Agencies to launch Geospatial BPA
Government procurement executives today listed the benefits of the upcoming SmartBuy Blanket Purchase Order for the federal Geospatial Line of Business.
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