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Published June 16, 2008

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FEATURES

OPM's best practices for COOP
The Office of Personnel Management provides key principles for continuity-of-operations planning.

NEWS

Buzz of the Week: Discussing Web 2.0 concerns using Web 2.0
There are no clear answers in how to manage government-sponsored wikis and other Web 2.0 tools.

COMMENT

Sprehe: Keeping it digital
By J. Timothy Sprehe
Legislation requiring electronic records to be stored electronically might not be enough.

Editorial: Millennial makeover
By Christopher J. Dorobek
Many are in awe and fear of the hyper-connected young people entering government, many of whom never knew the pre-Internet world.

MANAGEMENT

Back to square one on clearances
By Florence Olsen
Joint Security and Suitability Reform Team focuses on factors that cause delays and create backlogs.

TECHNOLOGY

Adventures in Web 2.0
By Ben Bain
Federal IT pioneers discuss what new online collaborative tools mean for the government.

PROCUREMENT

Agencies to conduct acquisition self-evals
OFPP says effective internal controls would help ensure that agencies can manage their contracts and reduce procurement waste, fraud and abuse.

POLICY

Bush leads biometric push
By Ben Bain
A new presidential directive requires agencies to create standards for sharing biometric data.

FLIPSIDE

Pointers: Recommended readings
NASA CIO joins the blogosphere and IBM gives us a peek at the government in 2020.

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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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