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class="nodate">Apr 09, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/04/03/mobile-citizen-mobile-government.aspx"><img src="/web/20130513182401im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/L/Landwehr_John_180.ashx" alt="John Landwehr smaller size"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl1_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/04/03/mobile-citizen-mobile-government.aspx">There is no mobile government without a mobile citizen</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl1_Summary" class="summary">For all of the gains agencies are making with employee mobility, it is critical for agencies to keep in mind the use of mobile devices outside of the government too, writes Adobe's John Landwehr.</p> <ul id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl1_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Apr 03, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/03/29/comment-ceb-big-data-decisions.aspx"><img src="/web/20130513182401im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/V/VanRiper_Cattie.ashx" alt="Kris VanRiper and Chris Cattie"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl2_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/03/29/comment-ceb-big-data-decisions.aspx">From big data to better decisions</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl2_Summary" class="summary">Progressive IT departments are moving beyond big data's hype by focusing on its promise of enabling better decision-making.</p> <ul id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl2_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Mar 29, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/03/04/comment-woods-your-epitaph.aspx"><img src="/web/20130513182401im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/W/Woods_Bob.ashx" 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/02/15/comment-barriers-government-performance.aspx">Removing barriers to government performance improvement</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl4_Summary" class="summary">In his State of the Union address, Obama called for a smarter government. Our readers have some ideas about how to get there.</p> <ul id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl4_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Feb 15, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/25/comment-ceb-better-performance.aspx"><img src="/web/20130513182401im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/V/VanRiper_Cattie.ashx" alt="Kris VanRiper and Chris Cattie"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl5_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/25/comment-ceb-better-performance.aspx">How to foster better performance</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl5_Summary" class="summary">The traditional view of success focuses on an employee鈥檚 ability to complete assignments, but managers need to broaden that view to reflect changes in the workplace, write CEB's Van Riper and Cattie.</p> <ul id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl5_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Jan 25, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/22/comment-rhodes-emergency-management.aspx"><img src="/web/20130513182401im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/R/Rhodes_Keith_180.ashx" alt="Keith Rhodes"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl6_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/22/comment-rhodes-emergency-management.aspx">How to prepare for natural disasters</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl6_Summary" class="summary">The federal government should use the latest technology to make information and lessons from previous disasters available to state and local responders nationwide, writes Keith Rhodes.</p> <ul id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl6_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Jan 22, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/10/comment-dod-software-purchse.aspx"><img src="/web/20130513182401im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/S/SteveSchmidt370x370.ashx" alt="Steve Schmidt, Flexara Software"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl7_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/10/comment-dod-software-purchse.aspx">How DOD can make sense of its software</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl7_Summary" class="summary">A little-noticed provision in the Defense Authorization Act could bring big savings through license optimization, writes Flexera's Stephen Schmidt.</p> <ul id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl7_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Jan 10, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/04/comment-kelman-contests.aspx"><img src="/web/20130513182401im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/K/Kelman_Steve_180.ashx" alt="Steve Kelman"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl8_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/04/comment-kelman-contests.aspx">A winning idea for innovation</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl8_Summary" class="summary">Contests offer an attractive alternative to traditional procurements in some situations, bringing innovative solutions to agencies to attack unusual problems, writes Steve Kelman.</p> <ul id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl8_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Jan 04, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/03/comment-anderson-bold-management.aspx"><img src="/web/20130513182401im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/A/Anderson_Julie_180.ashx" alt="Julie Anderson"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl9_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/03/comment-anderson-bold-management.aspx">Memo to Obama: How to build a bold management agenda</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl9_Summary" class="summary">In his second term, the president should continue improving the management of government resources, including IT, by adhering to three basic principles, writes Julie Anderson.</p> <ul id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl9_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Jan 03, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2012/12/28/comment-big-data-2013.aspx"><img src="/web/20130513182401im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/C/Cull_Bill.ashx" alt="Bill Cull"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl10_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2012/12/28/comment-big-data-2013.aspx">Big data in 2013: Not just for big projects</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl10_Summary" class="summary">Rather than take on big data for big data鈥檚 sake, agencies should be strategic in their approach, writes Bill Cull.</p> <ul id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl10_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Dec 28, 2012</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2012/12/27/comment-overcoming-it-skepticism.aspx"><img src="/web/20130513182401im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/W/Woods_Bob.ashx" alt="Bob Woods"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl11_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130513182401/http://fcw.com/articles/2012/12/27/comment-overcoming-it-skepticism.aspx">Overcoming IT skepticism: 7 steps to creating a new culture</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl11_Summary" class="summary">Studies show that most government leaders are unsurprised when IT projects are delivered late, over budget or scrapped before being 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