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New editor takes the helm at 1105 GIG
David Rapp joins Federal Computer Week as editor-in-chief after a long career as a print journalist and a stint as an Internet entrepreneur.
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Op-ed: Tech czar is maybe good, maybe bad
Whether a presidentially-chosen chief technology officer is a good idea depends totally on the expectations and responsibilities of the job, Frank McDonough writes.
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Transition team opens Change.gov for questions, votes
More than 500,000 votes were recorded by the second day of operation, officials said.
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FCW Insider: What users have to say about Change.gov
Change.gov users debate the management and value of Obama's online forums.
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FedTracker: Obama picks leaders for Energy and EPA
The next administration's environmental team is falling into place.
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Chertoff: Hands off FEMA; upgrade IT
The outgoing secretary opposes carving FEMA out of DHS and wants continued progress on IT programs.
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Letter: Praising Lorentz piece
A reader writes to say he hopes the article by Norm Lorentz, OMB's first chief information officer, is given attention.
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FedTracker: Obama picks Shinseki for VA
Retired Army Gen. Eric Shinseki will head the Veterans Affairs department in the Obama administration. Shinseki served 38 years in the Army, and was chief of staff from 1999 until his retirement in 2003.
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Transition Watch Chertoff says wait on DHS revamp
Secretary Michael Chertoff has urged his successor to wait on any reorganization that could increase fear and doubt across the sprawling Homeland Security Department.
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Group urges White House to lead on cybersecurity
The next president should deal with the growing cybersecurity threat by creating a new White House cybersecurity office and National Security Council directorate, commission says.
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Experts: Changes will come fast for government IT
Executives say a new administration and new generation of workers will force government information technology to evolve quickly.
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FedTracker: Obama site lists transition teams
Change.gov has a very helpful list of the Obama-Biden transition team leaders, broken down by topic area. The main page lists them all; clicking a particular category, such as "Government Operations Team Leads," brings up detailed biographies of the individuals on the team.
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Transition Watch: Gates to focus on acquisition
Defense contracting reform is a key issue for the incoming administration, and increased attention from Gates is expected to bring Gates and President-elect Obama into closer agreement on future needs.
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Get a Life!: Inaugural holiday?
Closure of federal offices could be a test of continuity-of-operations plans.
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FCW Insider: What Obama can learn from Shaq about Twitter
The Municipalist blogger ("Where government and Web 2.0 collide") has an entertaining post about the potential of Twitter as a presidential platform.
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Transition Watch: Obama faces major problems with DHS
Significant management challenges, an urgent requirement for investment in human capital and a growing list of acquisition programs need to be resolved.
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