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Encryption roulette
NIH’s CIO says the agency doesn’t have answers yet to all the challenges of safeguarding data on
mobile computing devices

This article and the one that follows are part of a 360-degree series on trends in applications for mobile computing devices. Federal Computer Week explores the policy and management side of the story. In their May 26 issues, Government Computer News focuses on the technology, and Washington Technology tells the business side of the story. Read the complete collection of stories, along with additional background information from all three magazines.

Smart phones, smart leadership?
Management becomes a 24/7 job when executives, managers and supervisors get BlackBerrys

Clipping the wings of indulgent travelers
VA and other agencies turn to new e-travel systems to trim excessive costs

NEWS

GSA gives Alliant a second look
Agency tries to debunk claims of flaws in the procurement selection process

COMMENT

Editorial: Schedule panel’s omission

Following the resignation of GSA Administrator Lurita Doan, Federal Computer Week asked for people’s insights about Doan — and what lies ahead for GSA. Find links to last week’s contributors.

MANAGEMENT

CXO Lessons Learned: A new workforce paradigm
The seamless mixing of feds and contractors complicates workforce management

NASA CIO doubles as teacher, coach

Career execs lead during administrative transitions

PROCUREMENT

Schedules panel examines ‘the clause’
The controversial price reduction clause is at the center of debate about competition in contracting

Battling more than demographics

POLICY

Connecting the dots among security initiatives
TIC, Networx and IPv6 programs intersect to provide security and the future’s technology

Agencies seek data exchange standards

FLIPSIDE

BLM: In search of history

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DOJ rebrands encryption pitch

A senior Justice official wants the private sector to adopt "responsible encryption" that allows law enforcement access via warrant to encrypted communications.
Commerce: 2020 census to cost $3B more than planned

IT cost overruns and fears of low online response rates have contributed to a steep upward revision of the costs of counting the U.S. population in 2020.
The 20-year climb to an elevated CyberCom

How a 1997 military exercise sparked the eventual creation of a unified combatant command for cyber.
The CIO and government IT

Two longtime federal IT leaders discuss the pros and cons of elevating agency CIOs in the executive branch power structure.
Oracle rips innovation shops

In comments on a planned governmentwide modernization scheme, database firm Oracle called on the federal government to rethink open source and hiring software coders.