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FEATURES

From CIO to battlefield techie
By Jason Miller
Lisa Schlosser finds technical and leadership challenges as an Army reservist, not to mention sandstorms and oven-hot heat.

Don't be surprised by e-discovery
By John Moore
Government and legal experts suggest 5 steps for improving your ability to produce records needed for legal proceedings.

NEWS

Circuit
By FCW Staff
Celebrating the NIH Children’s Inn; No RFI for TSA-friendly shoes?

Buzz of the Week: GWACs on the downswing
Governmentwide acquisition contracts slow

COMMENT

Editorial: Rewarding innovation
By Christopher J. Dorobek
The Census Bureau's decision to return to paper is indicative of government's lack of incentives for innovation.

Kelman: The not-so-obvious lesson
By Steve Kelman
A tale of procurement woe shows that contracting officials need to be trusted business advisers.

MANAGEMENT

Energy agency tries merit pay
By Wade-Hahn Chan
Unions say they will watch closely as NNSA introduces a new pay system.

Panel: Feds must adapt to the next generation of workers
By Richard W. Walker
Young workers seek flexibility and new technology at their workplaces.

Help for deaf, hard-of-hearing workers
By Ben Bain
Library of Congress offers employees the option of video-relay phone service.

TECHNOLOGY

Take the guesswork out of green
By John Zyskowski
Successful green computing initiatives rely on a power audit that includes 3 basic steps.

PROCUREMENT

Contractors are here to stay
By Florence Olsen
One scholar argues that government must rely on contractors or reduce its mission.

FDA seeks regular mark downs
By Mary Mosquera
The agency wants to receive monthly volume discounts as part of an IT services contract.

POLICY

Census, Congress spar on funds
By Wade-Hahn Chan
Cost overruns lead to brinksmanship that threatens other department program funds.

Agencies tackle backlog of citizenship applications
By Ben Bain
CIS and the FBI process time-consuming name checks.

OMB wants trusted access plans
By Mary Mosquera
Deadlines are fast approaching to reduce Internet connections for greater security.

FLIPSIDE

FlipSide: FCW Movie madness
By FCW staff
The final stretch

Technology:

5 tech tools with lasting appeal
An election year and a stagnant economy aren’t slowing government’s appetite for new tech.

Acquisition:

5 pieces to the GSA pricing puzzle
A panel of procurement experts has five key questions about the role of competition in GSA pricing.

Policy:

5 priorities still worth pursuing
The original elements of the PMA will remain priorities in the future, observers say.

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