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Published October 29, 2007

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FEATURES

The competition question
By Matthew Weigelt
Procurement changes recommended by Marcia Madsen’s panel seek to open the government market and increase competition

Shopping for Uncle Sam
By Jason Miller
Rick Gunderson’s internship programs at the Transportation Security Administration are a promising means of filling federal acquisition positions with qualified employees

Web extra: Waxman on competition in federal contracting
By Matthew Weigelt
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, talked about the state of competition in federal contracting in an e-mail interview with Federal Computer Week reporter Matthew Weigelt.FCW: Describe the state of competition in contracting today. Are you concerned?Waxman: I am very concerned about the state of competition in contracting today. Full and open competition has declined sharply under the Bush administration. Between 2000 and 2006, the dollar value of…

NEWS

Circuit
By FCW Staff
The awards edition

Buzz of the Week | Emergency information sharing
In California, local and state governments used technologies to handle the disaster, and it was pretty much an all-hands-on-deck situation.

COMMENT

Editorial: Waxman at a crossroads
By Christopher J. Dorobek
Waxman now faces an important decision: Does he want to have an impact, or is he comfortable sitting outside throwing stones?

Klossner | Editorial Cartoon
By John Klossner
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Kelman: Inconvenient truths
By Steve Kelman
Getting a demoralized contracting community back on track is possible with good leadership

MANAGEMENT

Jefferts' pursuit is precision
By Florence Olsen
Physicist at NIST leads a team that manages to keep the rest of us on atomic time

Program managers are also security managers
By Mary Mosquera
Federal program managers are reminded to protect data

TECHNOLOGY

Sorting the personal from the public
By John Pulley
Cleaning up personal data inadvertently posted on government sites is no easy task

Why file virtualization? It's easy
By John Moore
Up-and-coming technology melds multiple storage devices into one, boosting efficiency and data availability

Technology briefs
World digital library construction under way; AsusTek to compete with MIT’s $100 laptop

Web Extra: Automated redaction tools available
By John Pulley
A small industry is emerging to help state and local governments rid their Web sites of personal information.

PROCUREMENT

Feds seek the art of negotiation
By Matthew Weigelt
Policy-makers now have data to use in addressing acquisition workforce gaps

Speedy interagency contracts face possible new restrictions
By Matthew Weigelt
Proposed acquisition rules could make interagency contracts less attractive

POLICY

Justice explains C&A approach
By Mary Mosquera
Agencies are close to consensus on standards for security certification and accreditation

SBInet stumbles on its first steps
By Ben Bain
Software integration problems have held up the first segment of the multibillion-dollar program.

Terrorist watch list problems continue to rankle lawmakers
By Ben Bain
Four years after its inception, the watch list database still contains numerous errors, is not fully consolidated and is not supported by a clear strategy for screening people.

FLIPSIDE

FCW time machine: 2003 | Then…and now
What happened to a proposal to create two career tracks for officials in the Senior Executive Service?

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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