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May 16, 2008

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NIH’s CIO says the agency doesn’t have answers yet to all the challenges of safeguarding data on mobile computing devicesManagement becomes a 24/7 job when executives, managers and supervisors get BlackBerrysVA and other agencies turn to new e-travel systems to trim excessive costsThe seamless mixing of feds and contractors complicates workforce management The controversial price reduction clause is at the center of debate about competition in contractingTIC, Networx and IPv6 programs intersect to provide security and the future’s technologyMiss the Download from a past issue?

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Encryption roulette

This article and the one that follows are part of a 360-degree series on trends in applications for mobile computing devices. Federal Computer Week explores the policy and management side of the story. In their May 26 issues, Government Computer News focuses on the technology, and Washington Technology tells the business side of the story. Read the complete collection of stories, along with additional background information from all three magazines.

Web Extra: Mac laptops present encryption challenge

Smart phones, smart leadership?

Clipping the wings of indulgent travelers

NEWS

Buzz of the Week: Competition among industry Goliaths

GSA gives Alliant a second look
Agency tries to debunk claims of flaws in the procurement selection process

President orders agencies to simplify data labeling

Read the White House memo on controlled unclassified information.

Should NARA be the e-archiving cop?

COMMENT

Editorial: Schedule panel’s omission

Grkavac: Focus on Doan’s record

Balutis: Finding a new administrator

Waldron: Time for a schedule focus

Following the resignation of GSA Administrator Lurita Doan, Federal Computer Week asked for people’s insights about Doan — and what lies ahead for GSA. Find links to last week’s contributors.