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Federal Government
The Lectern: Random Dubai impressions
Blogger Steve Kelman is in Dubai as part of a program at the Dubai School of Government. Here he shares some of his cultural and professional observations.
(Posted January 11, 2008)
The Lectern: Dubai rising
Blogger Steve Kelman is impressed that participants in a young government leaders program in Dubai understand the importance of innovation and good governance (and that they recognize the two are not mutually exclusive).
(Posted January 8, 2008)
Mitchell's interim replacement named
Stan Kaczmarczyk will continue as the Office of Governmentwide Policy's principal deputy associate administrator while overseeing the Office of Technology Strategy.
(Posted December 18, 2007)
FCW Forum: You know you've been a fed too long if...
...When you make your kids fill out a travel voucher whenever they drive the family car. That's what one reader sent in. Read a sampling of the latest entries to the FCW Punch Line contest and submit your own.
(Posted December 7, 2007)
The Lectern: What do professors do?
A recent research project on U.K. health care serves as a good case study of the life of a tenured Harvard professor (and provides another reminder about the shortcomings of conventional wisdom).
(Posted November 29, 2007)
Letter: The continuing saga of CRs
A reader writes that the inability of Congress to pass budgets on time is both inexplicable and inexcusable. Read the letter and post a comment.
(Posted November 7, 2007)
The Lectern: Swedish politics -- sound familiar?
Sweden's political circle is all a-twitter about the questionable behavior of the country's chief political advisor and a political television reporter, writes blogger (and Swedish speaker) Steve Kelman.
(Posted December 18, 2007)
Get a Life!: Keeping an eye on California fires
Federal employees are among those evacuated and hoping their homes are saved while many other federal employees have mobilized to help. Federal Web sites show how government serves the public in emergencies and helps its own workers.
(Posted December 18, 2007)
FCW Insider: Wanted --Young people to talk tech
FCW is seeking some young folks -- in high school, college or early in their careers -- to share their views of IT with a roomful of CIOs at this fall's Government CIO Summit.
(Posted September 26, 2007)
FCW Insider: Are we having a flashback?
A joke overheard on a train: O.J. Simpson gets arrested, Hillary Clinton introduces a health care plan and a government shutdown looms. What year is it?
(Posted September 26, 2007)
FCW Forum: Do HSPD-12 background checks go too far?
As recently reported in Federal Computer Week and elsewhere, 28 NASA employees have filed a lawsuit to block the agency's adoption of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, saying the required background check violates their right to privacy.
(Posted September 26, 2007)
FAS gets new chief of staff
Air Force veteran and former White House aide Bruce Caughman will be chief of staff at the Federal Acquisition Service, FAS Commissioner James Williams announced Sept. 6.
(Posted September 20, 2007)
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