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FEATURES

Embrace middle management...
...And other ways to prepare your organization for big changes in IT strategies and policies.

GAO: Suggestions welcome
How former Comptroller General David Walker began transforming the agency

The hiring fix
Federal agencies seek fresh ideas for speeding the hiring of the best and brightest

NEWS

Buzz of the Week: Eyeing a milestone

Alliant faces months-long setback
GSA officials opt to re-evaluate all 62 bids following ruling on successful protests

Stolen laptop reveals security gap

Responders test coordination skills

Circuit

COMMENT

Editorial: GSA’s Alliant lessons
GSA needs to take proactive steps to assure its customers that they can have faith in the government's contracting organization

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Causey: That's what I call stimulus

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Welles: Birds of a feather

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MANAGEMENT

OMB entrusts its legacy to PIOs
With a new position, administration seeks to institutionalize its performance programs

Culture counts in war for talent

DHS will press for HR changes

EXECTECH

SaaS is waiting to be noticed
Early adopters make case for software as a service, but many agencies are not buying it

White House e-mail forensics case won't be easy to crack

Video a hit with intell analysts

PROCUREMENT

A 'who's who' in small-biz rule
Officials propose changes to make contracting set-aside decisions easier

Have feds cheapened contract bonuses?

POLICY

Passport snooping raises alarm
Lawmakers consider whether additional legislation is needed to safeguard data

States, feds still struggle to share health information

Treasury tops FOIA worst list

FLIPSIDE

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