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DOD rallies around Lean Six Sigma
By Brian Robinson
The methodology has become the Defense Department's "tool of choice" for business transformation.

The collaboration gurus
By Florence Olsen
The Collaboration Project, led by the National Academy of Public Administration, looks to be a center of excellence focused on the Web 2.0 world and how these tools can help government.

4 studies in collaboration — Case 1: Intellipedia
By Jason Miller
Intelligence analysts establish trust in an online community of their own making.

4 studies in collaboration — Case 2: TSA's IdeaFactory
By Ben Bain
Frontline employees give unfettered suggestions to the headquarters office.

4 studies in collaboration — Case 3: Puget Sound Information Challenge
By Wade-Hahn Chan
Good ideas come to government agencies that ask people to contribute them.

4 studies in collaboration — Case 4: MAX Federal Community
By Mary Mosquera
Budget managers do their number crunching in a collegial online workplace.

NEWS

Circuit
By FCW Staff
More turnover at USDA; Evans’ GPS woes; It’s not the A list; Facebook: More than a dating service

Buzz of the Week: Security does matter
Security is always a complex issue — a never-ending, constantly evolving assignment. An agency can do everything right, yet the bad guys, whoever they are, will somehow find a way to wreak havoc. Security is also challenging because, frankly, most people don’t make it a priority until it’s too late — for example, when a laptop PC containing the personal information on millions of people is stolen. Until that happens, people think of security as…

COMMENT

Editorial: The collaboration era
By Christopher J. Dorobek
The real power of information comes when it is shared.

Guerra: Regulating profit
By Robert Guerra
The government shouldn't care if companies are making a profit as long as they are delivering value.

Letters: The problem with NSPS
The National Security Personnel System continues to inspire fear, loathing and letters to the editor.

Kelman: Keeping an eye on the prize
By Steve Kelman
By offering prizes, you can get more research bang for the buck, but will agencies take a risk?

Fountain: FISMA's fifth birthday
By Christopher Fountain
This is a good time to assess what has worked and what more needs to be done for security.

MANAGEMENT

A collaboration leader
By Florence Olsen
Angela Norris learned leadership lessons as a member of Voyagers class of 2007.

SES pay is broken, critics say
By Richard W. Walker
Senior Executives Association complains that promotion to SES has lost its luster.

TECHNOLOGY

Justice focuses on the process
By Jennifer McAdams
Business process management helps reduce costs and improve results.

PROCUREMENT

GAO disputes savings reports
By Matthew Weigelt
Auditors find Forest Service lacked data to prove it complied with spending limits.

Army reviews current, future data storage needs
By Jason Miller
The military service is assessing its data storage capacity.

POLICY

OMB: Nonstandard isn't OK
By Mary Mosquera
A new memo brings the government a step closer to having uniform financial standards.

Clearances: Faster, but not better
By Wade-Hahn Chan
Lawmakers worry about the quality of security clearances as agencies speed their processing.

FLIPSIDE

Government in the movies
We are going to conduct a March Madness-style bracket competition to find the best movie with a government theme.

Management:

Writing the CXO playbook
Seasoned federal executives offer lessons for the next administration’s team of senior leaders.

Technology:

New bailout plans for archivists
Updated DOD records standard gets governmentwide nod as possible solution to a growing problem.

Policy:

Feds take counterterrorism local
New systems now undergoing trial runs could help resolve longstanding policy debates about information sharing.

Should the federal government abandon cost-plus contracting?

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