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FEATURES

The competition question
Procurement changes recommended by Marcia Madsen's panel seek to open the government market and increase competition

• Read Federal Computer Week's interview with Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.).
• "More Dollars, Less Sense" (.pdf, Source: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
• OFPP's competition memo (.pdf, Source: Office of Management and Budget)
• Acquisition Advisory Panel report (.pdf)
  

Shopping for Uncle Sam
Rick Gunderson’s internship programs at the Transportation Security Administration are a promising means of filling federal acquisition positions with qualified employees

NEWS

Buzz of the Week

Agencies fall short on HSPD-12 deadline
OMB cites significant progress in setting the foundation for standard ID cards

Congress looks for price fix

New protests stall FedBizOpps

Circuit

• Click here to read about the GCN Award winners.

Editorial: Waxman at a crossroads
Waxman now faces an important decision: Does he want to have an impact, or is he comfortable sitting outside throwing stones?

• See what Waxman had to say to reporter Matthew Weigelt.

Kelman: Inconvenient truths
Getting a demoralized contracting community back on track is possible with good leadership

• Read “Kelman: Washington’s Fear Industry.”
• And check out his blog, “The Lectern.”

MANAGEMENT

Jefferts’ pursuit is precision
Physicist at NIST leads a team that manages to keep the rest of us on atomic time

Program managers are also security managers

Sorting the personal from the public
Cleaning up personal data inadvertently posted on government sites is no easy task

• Read "Web extra: Automated Redaction tools available" on automated redaction tools and services.

Why file virtualization? It’s easy

PROCUREMENT

Feds seek the art of negotiation
Policy-makers now have data to use in addressing acquisition workforce gaps

Speedy interagency contracts face possible new restrictions

POLICY

Justice explains C&A approach
Agencies are close to consensus on standards for security certification and accreditation

SBInet stumbles on its first steps

Terrorist watch list problems continue to rankle lawmakers

FLIPSIDE

FCW time machine: 2003: Then…and now

• Check out the National Commission on the Public Service’s 2003 report (.pdf).
  

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• Does procurement need more government checks and balances?

Letters

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