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FEATURES

Embrace middle management...
By John Moore
...And other ways to prepare your organization for big changes in IT strategies and policies.

GAO: Suggestions welcome
By Sami Lais
How former Comptroller General David Walker began transforming the agency.

The hiring fix
By Richard W. Walker
Federal agencies seek fresh ideas for speeding the hiring of the best and brightest.

NEWS

Circuit
By FCW staff
A 2008 Federal 100 recap

Buzz of the Week: Eyeing a milestone
The 2008 Federal 100 awards gala was one to remember.

COMMENT

Causey: That's what I call stimulus
By Mike Causey
What does an alligator have to do with an economic stimulus plan? You'll have to read on.

Welles: Birds of a feather
By Judy Welles
Networking is an invaluable skill, but where are the best places for federal employees to connect?

Editorial: GSA's Alliant lessons
By Christopher J. Dorobek
GSA needs to take proactive steps to assure its customers that they can have faith in the government's contracting organization.

MANAGEMENT

OMB entrusts its legacy to PIOs
By Mark Tarallo
With a new position, administration seeks to institutionalize its performance programs.

Culture counts in war for talent
By Mary Mosquera
Agencies examine how employee perceptions of the workplace affect hiring and retention.

DHS will press for HR changes
By FCW Staff
End of litigation doesn't end the department's efforts to address performance evaluation.

TECHNOLOGY

SaaS is waiting to be noticed
By Brian Robinson
Early adopters make case for software as a service, but many agencies are not buying it.

White House e-mail forensics case won't be easy to crack
By Brian Robinson
The ongoing drama of missing White House e-mail messages highlights the complexities and costs any agency could face if suddenly asked to account for e-mail or other networked data

Video a hit with intell analysts
By Ben Bain
A secure YouTube-like application is quickly gaining traction among intelligence analysts, CIA officials say.

PROCUREMENT

A 'who's who' in small-biz rule
By Matthew Weigelt
Officials propose changes to make contracting set-aside decisions easier.

Have feds cheapened contract bonuses?
By Wade-Hahn Chan
Oversight officials still unhappy about companies' expected performance fees.

POLICY

Passport snooping raises alarm
By Ben Bain
Lawmakers consider whether additional legislation is needed to safeguard data.

States, feds still struggle to share health information
By Alan Joch
Technical and policy gaps remain in the patchwork of systems that send data about disease outbreaks to national repositories.

Treasury tops FOIA worst list
By Ben Bain
Despite recent policy changes, some critics see little progress on FOIA reforms.

FLIPSIDE

FlipSide: Nearing the Sweet 16
The bracket to name the best government-themed movie continues.

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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