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  • May 28, 2007

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FEATURES

Coming soon: the Autobahn network
Federal agencies will be able to reserve a fast lane on one of the world’s fastest networks

DOD's high-risk culture
Salespeople who promise leaps in technology are more appealing to DOD's leaders than modest peddlers who offer incremental improvements

NEWS

Buzz of the Week: Doan’s BlackBerry talks

OSC: Doan violated Hatch Act
Doan decries leak of special counsel report and asks to have the findings withdrawn

Feds take 'cyber Pearl Harbor' seriously

Congress watches its own watchdog

Circuit

COMMENT

Editorial: Embracing change
We in the IT community have dealt with change for years, but the pace seems to be quickening

Kelman: It’s all in the requirements

  • Read and comment on Steve Kelman's blog, The Lectern.

Wagner: Lead with the mission

MANAGEMENT

NASA juggles a mixed workforce
Contractor-heavy NASA seeks ways to improve workforce management

Sade: Be mentors

TECHNOLOGY

Offenders under electronic watch
Authorities expand monitoring of offenders, but other public priorities compete for funds

Technology briefs

  • For more technology news, visit FCW's sister publication, GCN.com.

PROCUREMENT

Senators unhappy with SBA
Kerry’s committee decries lack of progress on meeting the needs of small businesses

Waxman reforms ride on DOD bill

POLICY

FEMA embarks on IT upgrades
New strategy will enable the agency to use DHS administrative systems

DHS vows to fix information network

Health IT backers 'exhausted'

  • Note: This story first appeared on GovHealthIT.com as "Flurry of health IT bills expected on Capitol Hill."

FLIPSIDE

FCW@20: The software improvement game


Buzz of the Week

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Featured

  • Cybersecurity

    DHS floats 'collective defense' model for cybersecurity

    Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen wants her department to have a more direct role in defending the private sector and critical infrastructure entities from cyberthreats.

  • Defense
    Defense Secretary James Mattis testifies at an April 12 hearing of the House Armed Services Committee.

    Mattis: Cloud deal not tailored for Amazon

    On Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sought to quell "rumors" that the Pentagon's planned single-award cloud acquisition was designed with Amazon Web Services in mind.

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    2020 Census to include citizenship question

    The Department of Commerce is breaking with recent practice and restoring a question about respondent citizenship last used in 1950, despite being urged not to by former Census directors and outside experts.

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