FCW's The Week

Find links to articles in the Aug. 11, 2008, issue and related items.

Social-networking expert Andy Beal advises agencies on how to manage their reputations in a Web 2.0 world. Experts say diving into Web video isn’t as expensive or difficult as might be expected.
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Rising Stars winners to be announced
Next week, we’ll recognize several young and talented government and industry employees.


FEATURE


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THE WEEK


Buzz of the Week: Conflicts of interest: The reality show



Policy News


Twitter takes flight in Congress

 IT oversight bill gains support

Bill would create statutory IG for GAO





Acquisition News


Agencies raise grades in OMB score card


DHS IG: Subcontracting concerns unfounded


TSA encounters latest case of unencrypted data




From the pages of GCN


Vulnerabilities up in 2008

DISA certifies Red Hat OS for IPv6



FCW FORUM


Editorial: Join the FCW book club

Welles: The dark age of distraction





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Clock is running for DHS CIO
Mangogna has clear goals for his brief tenure.


 


 


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ACQUISITION



Conflicts of interest at impasse
Industry and government take different stands on who is responsible for pointing out conflicts of interest.





POLICY

What next for fusion centers?
The infrastructure for a locally run, nationwide intelligence-sharing network is ready. Now what?






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Feds set sights on small screen







POINTERS: RECOMMENDED READING

FCW points you in the direction of interesting blogs and Web sites that deal with all things information technology.



How to start a mentoring program

A reading list for tech leaders

Life way before DOS

Six degrees of separation revisited