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FEATURES
Facebook: The Rising Star edition
This program demonstrates that being young has little to do with age. It has much more to do with how one views the world.
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Rising Stars: The 2007 winners are...
These 24 people stand out.
- 2007 Rising Star: Karen Richey
- 2007 Rising Star: Mark Goodge
- 2007 Rising Star: Jonathan Benett
- 2007 Rising Star award winners, A-Ca
- 2007 Rising Star award winners, Ch-Ha
- 2007 Rising Star award winners, Hi-Pr
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Web 2.0: Rebooting the public square
Government leaders should be open to the role that collaborative technology can play.
NEWS
Buzz of the Week: DOD as a social networker
- Read the story in Wired magazine: "How Technology Almost Lost the War: In Iraq, the Critical Networks Are Social - Not Electronic"
Fewer Internet freeways for feds
OMB security initiative will cut government’s gateway connections from 1,000 to about 50
Support grows for e-prescribing
OFPP: Better training gets results
- Read Paul Denett’s memo on contracting officer’s technical representatives.
- Click here to watch the debate on YouTube.
- Take the poll: Is your agency doing enough to be green?
COMMENT
Editorial: A workforce window
The government has a real opportunity to marry the experience of age with the new thoughts, ideas and energy of a younger workforce.
- Nominate someone for a 2008 Federal 100 award.
- Check out the book “Negotiation Genius."
Wagner: A society of immortals
MANAGEMENT
DOD is serious about Six Sigma
Business Transformation Agency plans to train 500 practitioners in a year
Agencies find value in coaching
TECHNOLOGY
IT appliances: Avoid overdoing it
Having too many single-purpose devices leads to complexity instead of simplicity
EU focuses R&D on counterterrorism
PROCUREMENT
FAR Council endorses SmartBuy
Proposed regulation would give SmartBuy more visibility among contracting officials
Agencies overlook disability rule
POLICY
Obama calls for federal CTO
Policy experts are split on the potential effectiveness of the executive position
Navy begins 500-day IT campaign
Tax politics slow IRS readiness
FLIPSIDE
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