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2010 Federal 100 winners announced

The Federal 100 Awards recognize 100 individuals whose vision, passion, risk-taking and pioneering spirit have impacted and transformed federal IT.

Agencies identify biggest cybersecurity threats

More than half of all federal agencies experience a cybersecurity incident on a weekly or daily basis. Here is a breakdown of the top challenges faced by agency cybersecurity professionals.

A new day for IT management (again)

Former OMB administrator for e-government and IT Mark Forman sees signs that the federal government is on the verge of embracing shared services.

Making the cloud work: The federation connection

For Google Wave or any other mega-sharing, browser-based application to work for government, agencies must resolve the issue of trust, writes Chris Bronk.

External collaboration in government: Know your role

FCW will present Lena Trudeau, vice president of the National Academy of Public Administration, at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, where she will discuss the growing role of external collaboration in the government.

GSA's new administrator sworn in by phone during snowstorm
A record snowstorm forced Martha Johnson to be sworn in over the phone as the General Services Administration's new administrator, with her husband serving as the witness, according to GSA. Feb 09, 2010
Bringing cybersecurity to the watercooler
Melissa Hathaway, who led the Obama administration cyberspace policy review last year, urges a national dialogue in understandable language on the cyber threat. Feb 09, 2010
Feds brace for another storm Feb 09, 2010
VA officials toughen small business rules Feb 09, 2010
Administration names Open Gov working group Feb 09, 2010
Federal CIO pursues relentless efficiency via TechStat meetings Feb 09, 2010
Overheard on Twitter Feb 09, 2010

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MATTHEW WEIGELT

GSA Blues

The government’s premier procurement agency is adrift after a number of key departures, writes Matthew Weigelt.

DOUGLAS BEIZER

Business models for government agencies

For guidance using Web 2.0 and social networking to communicate with the public, Doug Beizer recommends following the private sector's lead.

On the Circuit

Hathaway gets award from trade group for cybersecurity review

The Internet Security Alliance today gave Melissa Hathaway its annual McCurdy Award for her work on the Obama administration's review of cyberspace policy.

John Monroe as the FCW Insider

GSA CIO tweets from endangered plane

FCW Insider recounts the story of General Services Administation CIO Casey Coleman's harrowing flight, during which a passenger attempted to open an exit door in mid-air.

Matthew Weigelt in the Acquisition Corner

Defense officials hone their insourcing strategy

The Pentagon is talking about insourcing and building up the acquisition workforce.

Doug Beizer on Government 2.0

Open gov dashboard kicks off

Version one of the dashboard is simple and relies on self evaluations from the agencies.

Alice Lipowicz on Health IT

What's the big picture for federal health IT budgets?

If you’ve been curious about President Obama’s proposed federal investment in health information technology in fiscal 2011 but finding it difficult to pin down all the numbers, you’re not alone.

Ben Bain on Cybersecurity

Senate backs up Clinton on Internet freedom, Google/China

The Senate passed a resolution on Feb. 2 in support of global Internet freedom.

Amber Corrin looks Inside DOD

DOD rolling out cyber defense, albeit slowly

Even with the top echelon of the DOD cyber domain on hold, the individual services are abuzz with cyber activity.

Steve Kelman from The Lectern

Crowdsourcing for social service

A social services-oriented program sponsored by Pepsi makes blogger Steve Kelman wonder about the potential role of crowdsourcing in government.

Brian Robinson's Quick Study

Government has gone Tweeting mad!

Remember those cute shots last year of some members of Congress madly tweeting on their smart phones during President Obama’s first address to them? That was so yesterday.

John Klossner in the Ink Tank

In defense of teleworking

Blogger John Klossner writes that federal managers' worries about telework should be overcome by the fact that teleworkers are highly motivated professionals who don't take snow days, work through lunch and maximize the hour(s) they save each day by not commuting.

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On the cover: Visual and audio records say more than text ever could

NARA works to ensure that future generations can continue to learn from the past, and that increasingly requires the agency to digitize audiovisual records. Read more
Q&A: Katie Stanton brings Silicon Valley know-how to Foggy Bottom
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eSeminar

Where Cyberwarfare and Cybersecurity Meet
We invite you to attend the third event in this three-part series on Cybersecurity. 1105 Government Information Group will present a panel of government and cybersecurity experts including Gregory T. Garcia, the nation's first presidentially-appointed Assistant Secretary for CyberSecurity and Communications with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2006-2008; and Jeffrey Carr, cyber strategies consultant and author of Inside Cyber Warfare, in this editorial webcast on Tuesday, April 13 at 11 a.m., where they will discuss the cyberwarfare threat to both industry and government, as well as strategies to consolidate the wider cybersecurity mission. Read more

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