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Oct 26, 2007

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FEATURES

The competition question
Procurement changes recommended by Marcia Madsen's panel seek to open the government market and increase competition

Read Federal Computer Week's interview with Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.).

"More Dollars, Less Sense" (.pdf, Source: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee)

OFPP's competition memo (.pdf, Source: Office of Management and Budget)

Acquisition Advisory Panel report (.pdf)

Shopping for Uncle Sam
Rick Gunderson’s internship programs at the Transportation Security Administration are a promising means of filling federal acquisition positions with qualified employees

NEWS

Buzz of the Week

Agencies fall short on HSPD-12 deadline
OMB cites significant progress in setting the foundation for standard ID cards

Congress looks for price fix

New protests stall FedBizOpps

Circuit

Click here to read about the GCN Award winners.

COMMENT

Editorial: Waxman at a crossroads
Waxman now faces an important decision: Does he want to have an impact, or is he comfortable sitting outside throwing stones?

See what Waxman had to say to reporter Matthew Weigelt.

Kelman: Inconvenient truths
Getting a demoralized contracting community back on track is possible with good leadership

Read “Kelman: Washington’s Fear Industry.”

And check out his blog, “The Lectern.”

MANAGEMENT

Jefferts’ pursuit is precision
Physicist at NIST leads a team that manages to keep the rest of us on atomic time

Program managers are also security managers

TECHNOLOGY

Sorting the personal from the public
Cleaning up personal data inadvertently posted on government sites is no easy task

Read "Web extra: Automated Redaction tools available" on automated redaction tools and services.

Why file virtualization? It’s easy

PROCUREMENT

Feds seek the art of negotiation
Policy-makers now have data to use in addressing acquisition workforce gaps

Speedy interagency contracts face possible new restrictions

POLICY

Justice explains C&A approach
Agencies are close to consensus on standards for security certification and accreditation

SBInet stumbles on its first steps

Terrorist watch list problems continue to rankle lawmakers

FLIPSIDE

FCW time machine: 2003: Then…and now

Check out the National Commission on the Public Service’s 2003 report (.pdf).

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Does procurement need more government checks and balances?

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Exit interview with Anne Rung

The government's departing top acquisition official said she leaves behind a solid foundation on which to build more effective and efficient federal IT.
Administration appoints first head of NBIB

The National Background Investigations Bureau announced the appointment of its first director as the agency prepares to take over processing government background checks.
Senator: Rigid hiring process pushes millennials from federal work

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said agencies are missing out on younger workers because of the government's rigidity, particularly its protracted hiring process.
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A 'minibus' appropriations package could be in the cards

A short-term funding bill is expected by Sept. 30 to keep the federal government operating through early December, but after that the options get more complicated.
DOD launches new tech hub in Austin

The DOD is opening a new Defense Innovation Unit Experimental office in Austin, Texas, while Congress debates legislation that could defund DIUx.