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Digital Government
In remembrance: Dennis Fischer
The longtime senior fed who served as chief financial officer of the General Services Administration and commissioner of the Federal Technology Service died last week at the age of 80.
People
Izzy Feldman, founder of GCN, dies at 86
Feldman created publications and conferences that have been linchpins of the government IT community.
Acquisition
Renato 'Renny' DiPentima
For a legend of the federal IT community, decades of mentoring might be his most enduring legacy.
People
Childs retires after 45 years of government service
As chancellor of NDU's iCollege, Childs brought a new level of IT training to the Defense Department and other agencies.
People
Fed 100 nominations open
Do you know someone in federal IT who accomplished something momentous in 2012? Nominations are open for the Federal 100 award.
Acquisition
Are small-business set-asides helping?
After nearly 35 years of small-business contracting goals, it's worth asking how the set-asides are doing in delivering the intended results.
Cybersecurity
EDITORIAL: Technology meets cultural resistance on ID cards
In the United States, cultural and political opposition to a national identity card is all but insurmountable. Yet the need for a workable solution grows more pressing by the day.
Digital Government
Pink slips and budgets
It says a lot about the budget limbo we live in that yet another continuing resolution counts as progress.
Acquisition
FCW Editorial: Summing up the Networx challenges
Now halfway through its contract period, Networx is experiencing some difficulties in getting agencies to transition to the new vendors and the new offerings.
Digital Government
Defining war
The nature of war and aggression has changed rather dramatically over the years, and governments are trying to define when and how to use sophisticated new cyber tools.
Digital Government
The new rules of engagement
Social media has dramatically shifted the accepted views of what defines a journalist and what rules govern the exchanges between journalists and sources.
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Cybersecurity
Déjà vu all over again
Although the concerns have morphed a bit, the government is still struggling to address the challenges FCW highlighted in our first issues back in 1987.
Digital Government
Limiting conference attendance fixes the wrong problem
Legislation that would restrict conferences is already having a chilling effect on government/industry communications, write FCW's Anne Armstrong.
Digital Government
Defense contract auditors caught in crossfire
The Defense Contract Audit Agency has risen to a new level of infamy. The GAO and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee say it is not up to the job of auditing federal contractors. Meanwhile, the industry is complaining about the exact opposite.
Digital Government
Congress once again not doing its most important job
In all but three of the last 30 years, Congress has failed to pass a budget to fund the federal government by the beginning of its new fiscal year. But, no surprise, Congress never fails to fund itself.
People
Is Transparency Killing Partnership?
Two gatherings last week prompted similar disturbing questions about the current state of relations between government and industry.
People
To cover the Kundra résumé issue or not to cover, that is the question
There has been a great deal of buzz about the new media, especially from this administration. As a result, we have a whole new class of journalists -- the bloggers who believe if they publish and it is incorrect, some one will correct it -- the Wikipedia approach to news.
Cybersecurity
Who wants to be the poster child for the next cyber disaster?
I had this whole blog post about cyber security ready and then everyone quit. I kept asking why no one wanted this job and the answer I kept hearing is this is the job with a target on one’s back. No matter how good one is or what one does, someone one, somewhere, will hack into a network. The cyber czar will be the poster child for the latest cyber disaster.
Digital Government
New Group Publisher at 1105 GIG
I’m really pleased to announce the addition of a key partner at 1105 GIG. Jennifer Weiss, currently Vice President and Group Publisher at SourceMedia’s Investment Advisor Group, will join our team as VP and Group Publisher of the print and online properties in August.
People