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360 SPECIAL REPORT: THE 2008 RISING STAR AWARDS
Rising Stars: The class of 2008
2008 Rising Star award program judges
THE WEEK
Buzz of the Week: A cyberwar paradox
Acquisition News
Contractors play big Iraq role
- Read the Congressional Budget Office report.
GSA continues Mobile Armor probe
Management News
Air Force reconsiders cyber unit
OPM will let agencies refine areas for job cuts
Technology News
Tracking a cyberattack
From the pages of Government Health IT
Foundation donates open source information exchange code
From the pages of Washington Technology
Unisys to continue supporting Coast Guard finance center
FCW FORUM
Editorial: Youthful thinking
Kelman: Hiring outside of the box
- Read Steve Kelman's blog, "The Lectern"
MANAGEMENT
Agencies struggle with pay for performance
Many believe in rewarding results, but the details on how it can work prove devilish.
ACQUISITION
State turns buyers into strategists
Georgia officials transform a disheveled procurement system into tactical buying machine.
POLICY
Old-school recordkeeping meets the Digital Age
Authorities offer different prescriptions for managing electronic files.
TECHNOLOGY
A starring role for open source?
POINTERS: Carey's recommnded reads This week, we are culling some reading suggestions from Robert Carey, chief information officer at the Navy Department.
Verizon 2008 Data Breach Investigations Report
"Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital"
“The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century”
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