Last month’s inauguration ceremonies seemed at last to put a terminal punctuation mark on possibly the longest election “season” I can remember. But now at state-of-the-union time, the government must somehow deal with its festering fiscal situation. Unlike their corporate counterparts, at least federal managers don’t for the most part have to worry about their ...
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Lawmakers, federal contractors and the administration have opened the debate on how urgently a legal update to the IT procurement system is needed. All sides agree that buying can be duplicative, some projects take too long and cost too much, and agencies don’t always get the best prices for commodity-like hardware. But as widely reported, ...
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Join us for a complimentary webinar focused on government-wide accessible digital content. Presented by FedInsider News, Adobe, and SSB Bart Group, this high-touch training session will provide an overview of best practices for web accessibility. Share and Enjoy: ...
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Join us for a complimentary webinar focused on government-wide accessible digital content. Presented by FedInsider News, Adobe, and SSB Bart Group, this high-touch training session will provide an introduction to the creation of accessible files using Adobe Acrobat. Share and Enjoy: ...
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Join the George Washington University Center for Excellence in Public Leadership and FedInsider for a day of learning and networking around Multi-Sector Leadership in a Digital World with a focus on The Role of IT & Managing by the Numbers. This event is complimentary for government attendees and offers customized management and leadership skills as ...
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When most of us look up at the night sky, we see a vast, black expanse dotted with countless lights, some of them moving. When Mary Kicza looks up, she also sees her federal program. At least, she sees the realm in which her program operates. As the assistant administrator for Satellite and Information Services ...
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Not too much has been certain with respect to future federal spending lately, so agency managers are operating roughly on a 90 percent basis. That is, since there is a continuing resolution, they are operating as if fiscal 2012 is repeating itself, only at a slightly reduced level just in case a final budget comes ...
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How horrible is it for contractors as calendar 2012 winds down? Federal contractors vary widely in how they answer that question. Two recent surveys show how differently companies can react to difficult market conditions. When they reported on the latest Grant Thornton survey of federal contractors, most of the government media presented a gloomy picture. ...
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Looking for a good read? Here’s one you can download to your computer or to your Kindle or iBook app. And it’s free. It’s Global Trends 2013: Alternative Worlds from the National Intelligence Council within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. A summary version is playfully named, Le Menu and organized by Starters, ...
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