IT execs ask: What can IPv6 do for me?
Preparations to install IPv6 on government backbone networks are in full swing, but who's asking, "How can IPv6 improve government services?"

• Read OMB’s frequently asked questions about IPv6 (.pdf).

IPv6: Flying under the radar
Moving to a new generation of IP networking protocols is not yet a top priority for many feds, according to a Federal Computer Week survey

• Read more FCW stories about IPv6.

Small in a big world
Small-agency CIOs struggle to meet big agency governance and reporting requirements, but they have some advantages over the big guys

• Visit the Small Agency Council Web site.

Buzz of the Week: Shock! Pay matters

House tries to demand pay system
DOD has brought 113,000 civilian workers under the new pay-for-performance rules

DHS convenes classes online

A rally behind accounting codes

Circuit

• Read Judy Welles' Get a Life! blog.
• Check out the Office of Personnel Management's Federal Employment Statistics.

Editorial: Young people, important work
The goal of the Rising Star awards program is to show everyone the amazing work of young feds

• Nominations for the Rising Star awards are now open.

Kelman: Shocking the culture

• Read Kelman's blog, The Lectern.

Petrillo: Keepin' it simple

Telework and teenagers don't mix
Federal officials say training and auditing are necessary to prevent IT security breaches

• Read the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's report, "Filesharing Programs and Technological Features to Induce Users to Share" (.pdf).
• Read DOT CIO Daniel Mintz’s testimony on file sharing incident at a July 24 hearing.

Online talent tools assist HR in shaping fed workforce

• Check out OPM's Federal Competency Assessment Tool.

No consensus on pay issues

Next up, e-discovery challenges
Amended litigation rules force governments to rethink their electronic document options

• Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (.pdf).
• National Center for State Courts and the Conference of Chief Justices Working Group on Electronic Discovery (.pdf).
• Uniform Rules Relating to the Discovery of Electronically Stored Information.

The changing face of acquisition
OFPP finalizing interagency contracting guidance, focusing on workforce issues

OMB security mandates pile up
Agencies say the most onerous policy requires them to log database extracts

DHS teams accept technical risks

A FOIA face-lift

A few minutes with Gregoire Gentil
Gentil's company has made an inexpensive, eco-friendly PC that he said should appeal to people who don't like to fix things

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