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FEATURES

Homeland Security's high-tech gamble
By Alan Joch
DHS’ low-profile “skunk works” seeks game-changing technologiesto thwart tomorrow’s terrorists

Gregory Garcia: His first year as cybersecurity czar
By Brian Robinson
Industry and government observers say Garcia has made important progress, but challenges remain

Web extra: Improving software security by shrinking its attack surface
By Alan Joch
Researchers have worked on the problem for four years and are close to creating a prototype.

NEWS

Circuit
By FCW staff
Barry, the heroine; NVTC honors Warner; Eyeing private equity; Smart reading

Buzz of the Week: Ramifications of GSA schedule woes
GSA's problems with the schedule program could discourage new and innovative technology companies from entering the market -- and feds will never know what they lost.

COMMENT

Welles: Getting ready to retire?
Richard Fidler’s retirement story illustrates the possibilities in store after a career in IT.

Letters to the editor
Cut Waxman some slack; Cybersecurity actions speak louder than words; Background checks have been required for years

Editorial: Looking for leadership
By Christopher J. Dorobek
Leadership seems so simple, yet we all know how difficult it is.

MANAGEMENT

IGs, CIOs team on IT security
By Mary Mosquera
Collaboration — instead of antagonism — improves outcome for FISMA compliance.

DARPA finds creativity
By Peter Buxbaum
Agency to expand YFA research to include military training technologies

TECHNOLOGY

Cities opt for high-end storage
By John Moore
Governments now buy sophisticated gear that used to be for large organizations only

PROCUREMENT

Panel finds contracting disarray
By Matthew Weigelt
Army needs leadership and training to reduce contracting fraud and abuse

DOD seeks net-centricity help
By Peter Buxbaum
Vendors have been slow in providing needed support for net-centric command and control

POLICY

ODNI changes FISMA focus
By Jason Miller
The intelligence agency is taking the lead in making reporting secondary to monitoring.

No break in appropriations logjam
By Mary Mosquera
With Bush and Congress at loggerheads, agencies face an extended budget freeze.

FLIPSIDE

FlipSide
By Florence Olsen
Clinger-Cohen redux

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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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