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FEATURES

Rep. Tom Davis: The exit interview
By Christopher J. Dorobek and Jason Miller
Few lawmakers have been more passionate about the working of government. After 14 years, he takes a look back — and talks about his next steps.

Put SOA to the test
By David Perera
4 steps to developing effective service-level agreements for SOA-based applications.

NEWS

Circuit: FCW Movie madness
By FCW staff
FCW’s best government-themed movie bracket

Buzz of the Week: Papal traffic a mixed blessing
Officials at the Transportation Department turned an inconvenience into a continuity-of-operations opportunity.

COMMENT

Welles: Lessons from 'CEO of Me'
By Judy Welles
What’s your flexstyle? Integrating your work life and home life might not be the answer for you.

Editorial: EPA/IBM case: We still have questions
By Christopher J. Dorobek
The Environmental Protection Agency and IBM were wise to settle the suspension, but questions remain about the details.

MANAGEMENT

Managing a blended workforce
By Florence Olsen
Views differ on what the government can do to handle its outsourcing challenges.

OPM revises costs for RetireEZ
By Richard W. Walker
Agency excludes $69.6 million from life cycle costs of federal retirement systems modernization.

TECHNOLOGY

Web 2.0: Texas city tests e-democracy
By Larry Stevens
Fort Worth looks to spur citizen engagement using workgroup collaboration software.

PROCUREMENT

DOD troubles reshape GovWorks
By Matthew Weigelt
DOD restriction forced acquisition agency to evaluate how it operates, follows rules.

Census blamed for scope creep
By Wade-Hahn Chan
Bureau could have avoided abandoning paperless survey, contract experts say.

POLICY

State and local: Housing slump hurts IT makeovers
By John Moore
Local governments must defer IT upgrades or seek innovative sources of revenue.

IRS 'good but not great,' panel says
By Mary Mosquera
Advisory board praises the IRS’ progress on modernization but cites new concerns.

FLIPSIDE

FlipSide: A few minutes with... Larry Roberts
By Florence Olsen
Roberts, former chief scientist at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, was one of the early developers of the Internet.

Doan's departure:

Soloway: Challenges are opportunities
GSA must seize the moment to rebuild relations with federal agency customers and Congress.

Doan's departure:

Aronie: The Eagle and the Arrow
Doan waged bold battles during her tenure, but those battles ended up being distracting.

Doan's departure:

Fox: Doan picked a good fight
By standing up to GSA’s inspector general, Doan showed she understood the proper role of IGs.

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