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Published September 3, 2007

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FEATURES

Chat room diplomacy
By Ben Bain
Blogs and virtual consulates are the new diplomatic tools in the State Department's efforts to change public opinion abroad.

The FCW library
By FCW Staff
Managing through the disruption.

Fighting fires with geospatial data
By Ben Bain
Topographical maps enriched with layers of relevant data are helping officials become better fire managers.

FCW's Federal List: 10 organizations worth watching
By FCW Staff
We chose these 10 for their innovation and growth, and for being bellwethers of change in the government IT community.

NEWS

Buzz of the Week
By FCW Staff
Sept. 1 begins a one-month countdown to the end of the federal government’s fiscal year.

Circuit
By FCW Staff
FCW on the radio; Speaking from The Lectern…

DOD to decide on Navy HR system
By Sebastian Sprenger
England must determine whether Navy will use DIMHRS or the Marine Corps' system.

FAA's $1 billion contract to ITT targets air traffic delays
By Mary Mosquera
The company will build the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast system, which will replace the agency's outdated radar system.

Border states to test hybrid IDs
By Wade-Hahn Chan
But experts say the ID tests won’t resolve problems in creating national standards.

COMMENT

Stephenson: Web 2.0 and security
By David Stephenson
Social-networking technologies offer benefits that support a homeland security agenda.

Kolcun: Software 2.0
By Curt Kolcun
Microsoft and others can no longer dictate how organizations will use their software.

Amme: You can be a survivor
By Rick Amme
Facing an organizational crisis head-on is the best way to survive and thrive.

Editorial: Thriving in chaos
By Christopher J. Dorobek
Leadership and management in a time of disruption, chaos and change are particularly challenging.

MANAGEMENT

The most divisive issue: Pay
By Richard W. Walker
Distrust has stalled federal efforts to change the 50-year-old civil service pay system.

TECHNOLOGY

Gadgets that don't play by the rules
By Jennifer McAdams
Beware of employees bearing smart phones, IM services and peer-to-peer file sharing software.

PROCUREMENT

Consolidation changes the game
By Matthew Weigelt
Consequences of governmentwide initiatives alter the federal contracting landscape.

POLICY

OMB's one-face approach
By Mary Mosquera
Agencies find 'one government' to be a disruptive, but not unreasonable, concept.

Policies challenge the status quo
By Florence Olsen
These 9 federal management directives are disruptive but necessary, officials say.

FLIPSIDE

FlipSide
By Christopher J. Dorobek
Eye on the sky — from your desktop.

Management:

Agencies struggle with pay for performance
Many believe in rewarding results, but the details on how it can work prove devilish.

Policy:

Old-school recordkeeping meets the Digital Age
Authorities offer different prescriptions for managing electronic files.

Editorial:

Youthful thinking
The next administration has a unique opportunity to change the way government does business and is managed.

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