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GSA sees agencies buying more via online shops
HSPD-12 card may promote information sharing
Visitor driver's license applicants must show U.S. approval
FCW's The Week

FBI creates knowledge wiki
OMB to verify agency work on security settings
DISA seeks state-of-the-art security assessment services
New office will manage schedules contracts

FCW On The Radio

Video: Inside a Fusion Center

Bush to name ODNI acting CIO
President Bush plans to designate Patrick Gorman as acting chief information officer at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
(Posted October 10, 2008)

DHS CHCO to be appointed by department, not president
A new law will give the DHS secretary the authority to appoint the department's top human resources officer.
(Posted October 10, 2008)

Mistakes cost GSA time, money, auditor says
GSA's problems with how it handled the Alliant, Alliant SB contracts forced a do-over.
(Posted October 10, 2008)

Visitor driver's license applicants must show U.S. approval
Under a new rule the Texas Department of Public Safety will issue a new type of driver’s license to foreign visitors.
(Posted October 10, 2008)

GAO criticizes HSIN Next Gen management
GAO says DHS needs to address management deficiencies in its next-generation platform for sharing homeland security information with state and local authorities.
(Posted October 9, 2008)

Also in the News: Most agencies miss telecom deadline
Only 15 percent of agencies using GSA's Networx contracts had chosen a telecommunications carrier by the Sept. 30 deadline, Federal Times reports.
(Posted October 9, 2008)

GSA sees agencies buying more via online shops
As agencies go to the Web, officials aim to use that information for price-checks.
(Posted October 9, 2008)

Management:

Writing the CXO playbook
Seasoned federal executives offer lessons for the next administration’s team of senior leaders.

Technology:

New bailout plans for archivists
Updated DOD records standard gets governmentwide nod as possible solution to a growing problem.

Policy:

Feds take counterterrorism local
New systems now undergoing trial runs could help resolve longstanding policy debates about information sharing.

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