http://fcw.com/rss-feeds/defense.aspx DOD will revise how its managers review contractors’ services that support work that is set aside for only government employees to perform. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/20/dod-guidance-inherently-governmental.aspx Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:44:15 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/20/dod-guidance-inherently-governmental.aspx Over the years, the American public has been gifted with its share of computer-based turkeys -- information technology projects gone wrong, often at spectacular expense. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/20/it-turkeys-7-government-projects-gone-wrong.aspx Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/20/it-turkeys-7-government-projects-gone-wrong.aspx Defense Department employees who have worked on large procurements must get a written opinion from an ethics officer before signing on with a defense contractor. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/19/dod-rule-post-employment-ethics.aspx Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:14:49 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/19/dod-rule-post-employment-ethics.aspx Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey outlines four key areas must be addressed for global security. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/18/gen-casey-comments-on-army-and-afghanistan.aspx Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:05:08 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/18/gen-casey-comments-on-army-and-afghanistan.aspx Three key practices can help systems withstand about 80 percent of commonly-known attack mechanisms, according to an estimate from the National Security Agency. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/17/nsa-3-steps--better-cybersecurity.aspx Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:32:30 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/17/nsa-3-steps--better-cybersecurity.aspx According to the new policy, government employees with e-mail addresses sponsored by CAC holders may take advantage of Defense Connect Online tools. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/16/week-dod-defense-connect.aspx Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/16/week-dod-defense-connect.aspx A new testing center, part of an effort led by Lockheed Martin and 13 IT companies, will allow for collaboration on developing better cyber defenses. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/12/tech-firms-form-cybersecurity-alliance.aspx Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:46:05 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/12/tech-firms-form-cybersecurity-alliance.aspx The Defense Department's online collaborative tool previously accessible only to those holding DOD common access cards will now be accessible to sponsored non-DOD personnel serving as mission partners. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/12/dod-defense-connect-online.aspx Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:26:34 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/12/dod-defense-connect-online.aspx An Army official today confirmed that no force-wide alterations have been made to existing security measures across Army bases in the U.S. in wake of the Nov. 5 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, that killed 13 people. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/06/army-base-security.aspx Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:23:23 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/06/army-base-security.aspx Facebook and Twitter quickly became a way to communicate during and after the attack. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/06/fort-hood-social-media.aspx Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:54:13 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/06/fort-hood-social-media.aspx DARPA’s new contest challenges people to use the Internet to find 10 red weather balloons displayed across the United States for a day. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/04/darpa-network-challenge.aspx Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:02:29 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/04/darpa-network-challenge.aspx One union official said the National Security Personnel System was grounds for a class-action lawsuit and stripped employees’ rights to collectively bargain pay rates with union backing. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/week-pay-for-performance.aspx Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/week-pay-for-performance.aspx In the physics of the workplace, every management action there will be, by definition, an equal and opposite reaction on the part of employees. So what are we to make of the demise of the National Security Personnel System? http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/editors-desk-pay-for-performance.aspx Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/editors-desk-pay-for-performance.aspx Cloud computing, social-media technologies and economic stimulus funding were prime topics at the Executive Leadership Conference. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/week-elc-roundup.aspx Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/week-elc-roundup.aspx Experts suggest various ways the Obama administration could move toward pay for performance without repeating the mistakes made with NSPS. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/feat-nsps-4-approaches-sidebar.aspx Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/feat-nsps-4-approaches-sidebar.aspx The Defense Department chose a private cloud, and Arlington County, Va., turned to a public offering to address their information technology needs. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/two-cases-for-the-cloud.aspx Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/two-cases-for-the-cloud.aspx A researcher has found that the closer the link between pay and performance, the lower the level of performance. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/feat-nsps-langbein-sidebar.aspx Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/feat-nsps-langbein-sidebar.aspx Management experts often cite the following two projects as evidence that pay for performance can work in government. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/feat-nsps-demonstration-sidebar.aspx Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/feat-nsps-demonstration-sidebar.aspx Details about how DOD's pay-for-performance system will end—and what will replace it—are still being worked out, experts say. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/30/nsps-end-wait-for-next-step.aspx Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:04:46 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/30/nsps-end-wait-for-next-step.aspx The imminent demise of the National Security Personnel System leaves many wondering about the prospects for pay for performance in government. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/feature-nsps-pay-for-performance.aspx Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:45:42 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/feature-nsps-pay-for-performance.aspx