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FEATURES

The 'just do it' program manager
By Richard W. Walker
Good program managers, like good politicians, make promises and then deliver

Enterprise 2.0 and you
By Ben Bain
A view of the future of mass collaboration in government and business from the man who coined the term

NEWS

Circuit
By FCW Staff
Government IT rocks

Buzz of the Week: HSPD-12 fears
NASA employees win injunction against background checks.

COMMENT

Editorial: Seeking the difference-makers
By Christopher J. Dorobek
We are now accepting nominations for the 2008 Federal 100 awards.

Stephenson: Transparent government
By W. David Stephenson
Releasing data can empower citizens, as the Chicago Crime mashup has shown

FCW Forum: Too many contractors?
By John Stein Monroe
Over-reliance on contractors threatens to erode institutional knowledge, readers say.

Aronie: The danger of discounts
By Jonathan Aronie
Contractors should think before discounting their schedule prices on blanket purchase agreements

MANAGEMENT

DOD: Congress must fix NSPS
By Richard W. Walker
Collective bargaining elements of NSPS remain an obstacle to full deployment

TECHNOLOGY

Science 2.0 evolves
By Ben Bain
Online work space and collaboration tools change how scientists work together

Tech that tracks your moves
By Jennifer McAdams
Maturing wireless options spawn a host of useful location-aware applications

PROCUREMENT

FAA outsourcing raises concern
By Mary Mosquera
Plan for greater reliance on contractors is a challenge for the National Airspace System

Navy looks beyond NMCI
By Jason Miller
On Oct. 1, 2010, the Navy will begin transitioning to the Next Generation Enterprise Networks.

POLICY

SBA stumbles on e-mail privacy
By Matthew Weigelt
Agency addresses a policy loophole that posed a threat to whistle-blowers

A fix for formulating budgets
By Jason Miller
OMB declares war on the spreadsheet as a tool in the annual budget process

GAO and IGs find agency grant tracking is unreliable
By Mary Mosquera
Agencies using a one-size-fits-all audit approach have been unable to accurately track how grantees spend federal funds.That is the conclusion of the Government Accountability Office and the President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency after they reviewed samples of agency audits.The PCIE is comprised of the inspectors general of several major federal agencies.“The PCIE report presents compelling evidence that a serious problem with single audit quality continues to exist,” said Jeanette Franzel, GAO’s director of financial…

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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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