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5 blogs worth reading
A quick guide to 4 government blogs (and one other) that are becoming important voices in the community.

Government enters the blogosphere
By John Zyskowski
TSA and other pioneering agencies identify best practices for using blogs and other social-networking applications.

Web Extra: Marines' virtual training offers varying trade-offs
By David F. Carr
Full-room simulated environments provide alternative learning opportunities.

NEWS

Buzz of the Week: Wowed by Virtual Alabama
Alabama has created an application that users can tailor to meet their homeland security needs.

COMMENT

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

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

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

Editorial: Rob Burton: A steady hand
By Christopher J. Dorobek
Burton's consistency in good government procurement will be missed as he retires.

MANAGEMENT

Feds discover gold in blog posts
By Mark Tarallo
Interactive Web becomes a tool for agencies to highlight resources and engage the public.

TECHNOLOGY

Training as portable as the Marines
By David F. Carr
Deployable Virtual Training Environment keeps Marines’ skills from getting rusty.

PROCUREMENT

Performance contracts fall short
By Mary Mosquera
Audits point to a need for additional training to develop contracting officers’ knowledge.

Could frequent industry days help DOD deliver systems?
By Matthew Weigelt
Acquisition officials propose better and more frequent government/industry communication to solve program delays and cost overruns.

POLICY

IRS seeks ideas to boost e-filing
By Mary Mosquera
The tax service sorts through proposals to expand e-filing, but it finds no easy answers.

DHS touts intell advances
By Ben Bain
Office of Intelligence and Analysis focuses on state and local information sharing.

FLIPSIDE

FlipSide: A few minutes with...Robert Carey
Robert Carey, the first government CIO blogger, talks about blogging.

Acquisition:

GSA advisory panel wants more feedback
The MAS panel is asking more GSA customers to share thoughts on schedule pricing and practices.

DOD Spotlight:

Navy takes EA concept to heart
With two initiatives, the Navy expects to score gains in program efficiency and effectiveness.

Management:

Intell leaders heed pay concerns
Leaders of the intelligence community make a point of getting employee input on pay-for-performance plans.

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