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Should the federal government abandon cost-plus contracting?
Closing a security gap
Agencies should know how many employees at managed-security service providers carry certifications
THE WEEK
Buzz of the Week: McCain and cost-plus contracting
Policy News
Intell CIO to make standards the standard
DOD expands NCES program
Acquisition News
GSA adds schedules oversight office
Bill would tighten task-order rules governmentwide
Management News
Border project gets new manager
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Defense Systems
Unified DOD messaging system closer
Government Computer News
Latest browser threat: Clickjacking
Washington Technology
DHS IG to investigate award fees in 2009
FCW FORUM
Editorial: MAS panel on right track
Welles: Fiscal year follies
Kelman: How to sustain reforms
MANAGEMENTWriting the CXO playbook
TECHNOLOGY
New bailout plans for archivists
ACQUISITION
Competition eludes easy fixes
Competition for federal contracts has become a political hot button but still defies a quick solution
POLICY
Feds take counterterrorism local
POINTERS
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