Acquisition

The world according to 803

Competition is good business for agencies and vendors

Digital Government

Making teams work

Commentary: Teams have a greater chance of being successful if clear, motivating goals are articulated

Digital Government

The $5 million question

Commentary: E-government demands innovative appropriations approaches

People

Broadening e-gov's reach

Commentary: Digital government has garnered enough buzz that scholars see it as a promising research area

Acquisition

Avoid overkill

Commentary: Let's keep T&M in our toolkit. And let's do a better job of doing it smartly.

People

Students grade FirstGov

Commentary: My students gave FirstGov good reviews

People

The value of community

Commentary: At the end of the day, people are the key.

Acquisition

'Curiouser and curiouser'

Commentary: With Republicans like this, who needs Democrats?'

Acquisition

Management by scandal

Column: This time, the play does not seem to be proceeding according to script

Digital Government

The Enron effect

Commentary: Contract management should be a prestigious, well-paid profession

People

Public-service scholars

Young civil servants would compete for 'Rhodes scholarships'

People

'Show me the work!'

Commentary: Designing jobs with greater responsibility and autonomy is important

Digital Government

Primer on high performance

Social capital in organizations builds through everyday interactions.

People

Don't give up on the Net

The reduction in Internet excitement is likely to reduce pressures for a transition to e-government.

Acquisition

GAO study shows sector is alive and well

For all the rhetoric, small businesses as a whole have held up well in the federal marketplace

Acquisition

The 70 percent solution

Styles will need to cultivate the ability to look for areas of common interest.

Acquisition

Evangelist for past performance

Procurement reform advice that's worth listening to.

People

Give feds a break

Commentary: When the inaugural glamour fades and governing begins, one decision confronting any new president is how he and his political appointees will relate to the federal government's career workforce

Digital Government

May its bad manners RIP

The New Economy has been notable for its lack of respect.

Acquisition

Eye on performance

Well, as might be expected, the contracting community has stepped out front again. When fiscal 2001 began a few months ago, federal agencies began gathering data on a series of contracting performance measures agreed on for the entire government for each year.