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FCW Insider: Happy Fourth of July!
If you haven't read -- or heard -- the words of the Declaration of Independence in some time, this weekend might be an opportunity. Happy Fourth!
(Posted July 3, 2008)
FCW Insider: Are feds overpaid?
Are feds overpaid? Yes, according to the Cato Institute's Will Wilkinson in a commentary on public radio this morning. He argues that we are paying more -- and, if you use public opinion of government as a measure, citizens aren't getting bang for their bucks. What say you?
(Posted July 3, 2008)
FCW Insider: DOD and IT...two views
Two unrelated stories about DOD and IT — one from a former Marine and another from a history of the war in Iraq. Both offer insights for all of us.
(Posted July 1, 2008)
FCW Insider: Calming nerves at GSA
None of us are good at change, are we? And given that there is a lot of change going on at GSA right now, one would expect some concern. So GSA Acting Administrator David Bibb sent out a memo to GSA employees on Friday seeking to calm some nerves.
(Posted June 30, 2008)
FCW Insider: For GSA, there are answers...and more questions
GSA's Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Jim Williams has been nominated for the job, not appointed as acting. But if he gets the job, who might take the helm of the Federal Acquisition Service?…and more questions.
(Posted June 27, 2008)
FCW Insider: GSA's latest... Bibb retires, Williams nominated
The latest in our tracking of the GSA administratorship... Acting Administrator David Bibb has announced his retirement... and Jim Williams has been nominated as administrator. There are still many questions, but there are a few answers.
(Posted June 26, 2008)
FCW Insider: FCW-WFED radio show notes on COOP
FCW's most recent Federal News Radio show focuses on continuity of operations in conjunction with a two-part series in FCW magazine. We talk to GSA's Josh Sawislak about the agency's COOP initiatives.
(Posted June 18, 2008)
FCW Insider: More GSA administrator buzz
We continue to hear that there are plans to name a new GSA administrator -- or at least a new acting GSA administrator for the six months remaining in the Bush administration.
(Posted June 16, 2008)
FCW Insider: Dealing with D.C.'s power outage
There was a major power outage in downtown D.C. this morning. For those impacted, how did your agency inform you -- if at all -- and did COOP plans work? For everybody, do you have a COOP?
(Posted June 19, 2008)
FCW Insider: A new GSA administrator?
Could there be a new GSA administrator before the end of the Bush administration? The White House has been talking to people.
(Posted June 4, 2008)
FCW Insider: More on Obama's Internet focus
Earlier this month, I mentioned The Atlantic Monthly piece about what an Obama presidency might look like called HisSpace. Marc Ambinder was on NPR, and you can hear him for yourself.
(Posted May 30, 2008)
FCW Insider: Show notes for FCW's radio show on mobile computing
The second edition of FCW's radio show focuses on mobile computing. Hear it here. It is part of 1105 GovInfo's 360-degree report on mobile computing, where FCW, GCN and Washington Technology all cover a subject in their own unique way.
(Posted May 28, 2008)
FCW Insider: A question worth asking
Harvard Business School Prof. Andrew McAfee posts an excellent question that applies to government: "Briefly describe a “design flaw” or “impediment” that undermines the capacity of organizations to adapt, innovate, or fully engage the talents of their members." We were then asked to "Briefly describe a “radical remedy” that might help to counter or avoid the impediment or design flaw described above."
(Posted May 27, 2008)
FCW Insider: WFCW radio is back on the air
FCW's radio show is back on the air. Our first show talked about collaboration -- or Web 2.0 -- or Government 2.0. Whatever you want to call it, we talked about it with the leaders of NAPA's Collaboration Project.
(Posted May 23, 2008)
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