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FEATURE
Orchestrating safety in disasters
State and local officials on the front lines of emergency management look for assistance from new technology and the feds.
THE WEEK
Buzz of the Week: Change is in the wind
Policy News
OMB gives Networx a boost
Acquisition NewsNavy details NMCI follow-on plan
Management News
Spy agencies prepare for administration change
Gustav triggers COOP
From the pages of GCN
NSF, chip industry to fund multicore processor researchCUNY, Red Hat launch open-source lab
FCW FORUM
Editorial: A fresh take on contracting
Miller: Independent oversight works
MANAGEMENT
Army retools knowledge culture
The service defines new knowledge management principles tailored to net-centric environment.
ACQUISITION
DOD, intell join forces to save
The intelligence community and DOD strike deal to buy software together.
Nothing pushes like an economic shove POLICY
FEMA adopts open standardsPublic alert systems to use same standard that local emergency managers embrace.
TECHNOLOGY
A boost for state aid
States learn to offset the risk of human services modernization projects with flexible tech approaches.
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