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Rising Star: David Lee
Lee's consolidated, online training program for 425 IT support workers.
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Rising Star: Capt. Shaun Baker
Baker used new tools rather than relying on the traditional methods on computer networks.
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Rising Star: Jonathan Alboum
Alboum, CIO at Agriculture Department’s Food and Nutrition Service, led the creation of the project management office.
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Rising Star: Tricia Reed: Passion compensates for lack of authority
Reed took on the task of opening up GSA schedules to emergency responders.
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Rising Stars: The class of 2008
The Rising Stars are remarkable people who don't get enough recognition.
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Buzz of the Week: A cyberwar paradox
There was an odd juxtaposition last week between the Russian/Georgian conflict and the Defense Department’s cyber warfare efforts.
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Agencies struggle with pay for performance
Many believe in rewarding results, but the details on how it can work prove devilish.
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Editorial: Youthful thinking
The next administration has a unique opportunity to change the way government does business and is managed.
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Audit hits companies on set-aside funds
Two Alaska Native Corporations failed to tell the Small Business Administration about paying non-native managers more than $23 million in set-aside funds, an audit finds.
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Project will document Bush-era agency sites
The Library of Congress, the Government Printing Office and several other organizations have joined to document federal agency Web pages before the Bush administration ends.
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State turns buyers into strategists
Georgia officials transform a disheveled procurement system into tactical buying machine.
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Pointers: Carey’s recommended reads
Robert Carey, chief information officer at the Navy Department shares his reading suggestions this week.
Modernization
Explaining dual licensing
Many commercial open-source vendors offer their software under an open-source license and a commercial license.
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Kelman: Hiring outside of the box
Government tries to heal a self-inflicted wound with new approaches to recruiting talent.
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Agencies seek to standardize trade data
Several agencies are preparing to integrate the collection and sharing of international trade data across the government.
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Service leaders mull future of Cyber Command
A spokesman confirmed that Air Force executives are reviewing several programs, including the Cyber Command.
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OMB directs use and proof of security settings
Agencies have received guidance from the Office of Management and Budget on how to apply the Federal Desktop Core Configuration to improve IT security.
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