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Published Nov. 5, 2007

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FEATURES

The 'just do it' program manager
Good program managers, like good politicians, make promises and then deliver

• Read the Office of Management and Budget memo on acquisition certification requirements for program managers (.pdf).

Enterprise 2.0 and you
A view of the future of mass collaboration in government and business from the man who coined the term

• Check out Andrew McAfee's blog.

NEWS

Buzz of the Week: HSPD-12 fears

Panel must narrow cybersecurity scope
31 experts form a commission to give next president their advice on network defenses

Appeals court stops some NASA HSPD-12 background checks

Strategy refines fusion centers’ role

COMMENT

Editorial: Seeking the difference-makers
We are now accepting nominations for the 2008 Federal 100 awards.

• Submit a nomination here.

Stephenson: Transparent government

• Browse Stephenson's blog.

FCW Forum: Too many contractors?

• Join the conversation at the FCW Forum.

Aronie: The danger of discounts

MANAGEMENT

DOD: Congress must fix NSPS
Collective bargaining elements of NSPS remain an obstacle to full deployment

• Check out the National Security Personnel System Web site.

TECHNOLOGY

Tech that tracks your moves
Maturing wireless options spawn a host of useful location-aware applications

Science 2.0 evolves

PROCUREMENT

FAA outsourcing raises concern
Plan for greater reliance on contractors is a challenge for the National Airspace System

Navy looks beyond NMCI

POLICY

A fix for formulating budgets
OMB declares war on the spreadsheet as a tool in the annual budget process

• OMB's Max budget formulation system

• OMB's Budget Formulation and Execution LOB Web page

GAO and IGs find agency grant tracking is unreliable

SBA stumbles on e-mail privacy

• Read the SBA inspector general’s audit report (.pdf).

FLIPSIDE

FCW Time Machine: 2004
SLA learning curve

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