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The new world of wikinomics
Web 2.0 tools have created a platform for mass collaboration on a scale larger than any that government or business has experienced

• Editor's Note: This article is available only in print.
  

An interview with ‘Wikinomics’ author Don Tapscott
Tapscott talks about how Web 2.0 technologies can change government and democracy

• Don Tapscott says the social revolution described in "Wikinomics" is fostering widespread dissatisfaction with today's Industrial Age government. Listen a seven-minute interview with him.

Serious games = Serious training
Proponents of serious gaming say the industry has been slow to take off because it has relied mostly on limited government funding

• Read the Federation of American Scientists’ report, “Harnessing the power of video games for learning” (.pdf).
  (Source: FAS)

Buzz of the Week: Struggling with Web 2.0

Army stumbles on blogging policy
Federal agencies just starting to grasp how to manage social networking technologies

A-76 is a tough sell for OMB

States make case for Real ID help

• Read the report on 2006 competitive sourcing (.pdf).
  (Source: White House)

Circuit

• Take the FCW.com poll: What has been the impact of the President's Management Agenda on agency effectiveness?

Editorial: Doan’s to-do list
Our recommendations for how the GSA administrator can get things accomplished.

Wagner: A recipe for failure

Heiden: Solving the talent crisis

Single-minded focus
DHS cybersecurity leader keeps an eye on the critical infrastructure

How to navigate the Hatch Act

• Learn more about the Hatch Act's restrictions on political activity.
  (Source: Office of Special Counsel)

Putting security on the map
California map flap rekindles debate about public access to government geospatial data

• Check out the Rand study on geospatial data.

FCW@20: Farewell, Adm. Hopper

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Feds on big buys must be certified

• Read the Office of Federal Procurement Policy's memo on acquisition certification requirements (.pdf).
  (Source: OFPP)

GAO to seek FISMA changes
Should agencies spend less time reporting on security and more time monitoring it?

Improper payments decline

GPO faces a budget squeeze

Army marches in front of the Air Force

Buzz of the Week

• Click here to find out what the word about town was or here to listen to a podcast of the Buzz from the May 7, 2007, issue.

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