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Managing through the disruption

FCW's Federal List: 10 organizations worth watching
We chose these 10 for their innovation and growth, and for being bellwethers of change in the government IT community.

Chat room diplomacy
Blogs and virtual consulates are the new diplomatic tools in the State Department’s efforts to change public opinion abroad

Fighting fires with geospatial data
Topographical maps enriched with layers of relevant data are helping officials become better fire managers

• Learn more with "Wildland Fire Management: Lack of Clear Goals or a Strategy Hinders Federal Agencies’ Efforts to Contain the Costs of Fighting Fire" (.pdf) from GAO.

Buzz of the Week: Goodbye summer, and back to work

DOD to decide on Navy HR system
England must determine whether Navy will use DIMHRS or the Marine Corps' system.

FAA's $1 billion contract to ITT targets air traffic delays

Border states to test hybrid IDs

Circuit

• Read Steve Kelman’s blog, The Lectern.
• Check out Federal News Radio's "Trends in Technology" show.
• Listen to the show (.mp3) on disruption.

Editorial: Thriving in chaos
Leadership and management in a time of disruption, chaos and change are particularly challenging.

• Rising Star award nominations are now open. Know an up-and-coming star in the government IT community who deserves recognition? Nominate that person for Federal Computer Week’s second annual Rising Star awards program by visiting www.fcw.com/risingstar.

Amme: You can be a survivor

Stephenson: Web 2.0 and security

Kolcun: Software 2.0

The most divisive issue: Pay
Distrust has stalled federal efforts to change the 50-year-old civil service pay system

Gadgets that don’t play by the rules
Beware of employees bearing smart phones, IM services and peer-to-peer file sharing software

Consolidation changes the game
Consequences of governmentwide initiatives
alter the federal contracting landscape

OMB's one-face approach
Agencies find 'one government' to be a disruptive, but not unreasonable, concept

• Read the CIO Council document “Architecture Principles for the U.S. Government” (.pdf).
  

Eye on the sky — from your desktop

Editorials: Submission guidelines

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Letters

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Community.gov

• What's going on in the federal IT community? Check out these photo galleries from recent events around town.

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