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Web 2.0 panel weighs in on risks

FCW assembles a team of experts to address readers’ concerns.

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Editorial: Presidential transformers

We hope the next president will choose Internet-savvy advisers who share our optimism about using technology in government.

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Clarifications sought on data mining

Several experts contended today that clarification is needed regarding the rules and definitions for government data mining.

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Kelman: The impact of pay disparities

A new book, ‘The Warping of Government Work,’ explains thefederal pay gap and whom it benefits.

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DHS seen needing strategic plan

The Homeland Security Department's Office of International Affairs needs an international strategic plan to improve its management of employees in other countries, the department's inspector general recommends.

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Paul Light scores the Bush reform agenda

Administration performance may not get a passing grade.

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Paul Light’s government score card

Federal Computer Week talks with government scholar Paul Light about IT, the workforce and Alexander Hamilton.

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OMB, FSIO publish financial standards

Common systems and processes among agencies promise to improve federal financial management, according to the Office of Management and Budget.

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VA teams with jobs Web site

The Veterans Affairs Department is working with a division of Monster Worldwide to help disabled veterans find jobs.

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CIO Council looks to IPv6's future

A council working group wants to discuss the next steps with industry.

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Also in the news: A pay cut for Ca. state workers?

Gov. Schwarzenegger plans to avert a budget crisis by temporarily reducing the pay of many state employees to the federal minimum wage, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Williams to follow Meagher at Interior

The former USDA deputy CIO will take the same post at Interior, with a stint in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence coming between those posts.

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Spending bill targets passport data security

Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee threaten to withhold money from the State Department in fiscal 2009 if recommendations to improve passport data security are not followed.

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Execs rewarded under pay for performance

Alternative pay systems can be effective for the federal workforce, OPM official says.

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Louisiana gets a new CIO

Louisiana names Edward Driesse to serve as its new chief information officer.

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Letter: Internet gateways need more security

A reader suggests a collaborative effort to enhance Internet security among government, contractors and subcontractors.

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Letter: Cut telework equipment expenses by hoteling

Shared offices or hoteling is a teleworking option. One reader shares how to make it work at your agency.

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Reader comment roundup

Find out what the buzz is among our readers. Check out this week's roundup of readers' comments.

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OMB's high-risk list drops slightly

As the Bush administration moves toward its close, the Office of Management and Budget begins planning to pass management tools on to the next president.

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NARA joins World Digital Library project

The National Archives and Records Administration will contribute digital versions of historically and culturally significant documents to an online international library expected to come online early next year.