FCW's The Week

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State and local officials on the front lines of emergency management look for assistance from new technology and the feds. Public alert systems to use same standard that local emergency managers embrace.
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FEATURE


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Orchestrating safety in disasters










THE WEEK


Buzz of the Week: Change is in the wind



Policy News


OMB gives Networx a boost


Acquisition News

Navy details NMCI follow-on plan






Management News


Spy agencies prepare for administration change


Gustav triggers COOP




From the pages of GCN


NSF, chip industry to fund multicore processor research

CUNY, Red Hat launch open-source lab



FCW FORUM


Editorial: A fresh take on contracting

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MANAGEMENT


Army retools knowledge culture
The service defines new knowledge management principles tailored to net-centric environment.


 



ACQUISITION


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DOD, intell join forces to save
The intelligence community and DOD strike deal to buy software together.


Nothing pushes like an economic shove
     




POLICY

FEMA adopts open standards



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A boost for state aid
States learn to offset the risk of human services modernization projects with flexible tech approaches.







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