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class="summary"> Mike Locatis came to Homeland Security from the Energy Department in April 2012. <span id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl1_spnMore" class="more"></span> </p> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl1_dvComments" class="dlb_comments"></div> </li> <li id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl2_liListItem"> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl2_dvSection" class="section">Outlook 2013</div> <h3 id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl2_h3Title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127052124/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/16/outlook2013-big-data.aspx">Analytics: Big data takes center stage in 2013</a></h3> <p id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl2_pSummary" class="summary"> Data analytics generated headlines in 2012, and experts believe performance metrics and big data will become even more prominent in 2013. <span id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl2_spnMore" class="more"></span> </p> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl2_dvComments" class="dlb_comments"></div> </li> <li id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl3_liListItem"> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl3_dvSection" class="section">Outlook 2013</div> <h3 id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl3_h3Title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127052124/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/16/outlook2013-mobile-byod.aspx">The coming mobile explosion</a></h3> <p id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl3_pSummary" class="summary"> Security and BYOD concerns move closer to resolution as the trend toward greater use of mobile devices picks up speed. <span id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl3_spnMore" class="more"></span> </p> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl3_dvComments" class="dlb_comments"></div> </li> <li id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl4_liListItem"> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl4_dvSection" class="section">E-Government</div> <h3 id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl4_h3Title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127052124/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/16/whitehouse-petitions-100k.aspx">White House raises the bar for petitions</a></h3> <p id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl4_pSummary" class="summary"> A flurry of popular petitions, both silly and politically sticky, prompt officials to quadruple threshold for an official response <span id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl4_spnMore" class="more"></span> </p> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl4_dvComments" class="dlb_comments"></div> </li> <li id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl5_liListItem"> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl5_dvSection" class="section">Mobility</div> <h3 id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl5_h3Title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127052124/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/16/telework-dollar-figures.aspx">USDA points to telework's bottom-line benefits </a></h3> <p id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl5_pSummary" class="summary"> While security concerns still bedevil telework, agencies are beginning to meet the challenge with results to show for it. <span id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl5_spnMore" class="more"></span> </p> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl5_dvComments" class="dlb_comments"></div> </li> <li id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl6_liListItem"> <h3 id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl6_h3Title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127052124/http://fcw.com/blogs/fcw-insider/2013/01/salazar-interior.aspx">Interior secretary to step down</a></h3> <p id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl6_pSummary" class="summary"> As President Obama's second-term cabinet takes shape, another top official plans an exit. <span id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl6_spnMore" class="more"></span> </p> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl6_dvComments" class="dlb_comments"></div> </li> <li id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl7_liListItem"> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl7_dvSection" class="section">Outlook 2013</div> <h3 id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl7_h3Title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127052124/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/15/outlook2013-acquisition-tools.aspx">Old procurement tools gain new luster</a></h3> <p id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl7_pSummary" class="summary"> Reverse auctions, strategic sourcing and other procurement techniques are expected to find renewed enthusiasm in 2013. <span id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl7_spnMore" class="more"></span> </p> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl7_dvComments" class="dlb_comments"></div> </li> <li id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl8_liListItem"> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl8_dvSection" class="section">Outlook 2013</div> <h3 id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl8_h3Title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127052124/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/15/outlook2013-id-management.aspx">ID management moves past passwords</a></h3> <p id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl8_pSummary" class="summary"> As it becomes widely recognized that simple techniques aren't secure enough to prevent unauthorized access to government information, agencies are considering other options. <span id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl8_spnMore" class="more"></span> </p> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl8_dvComments" class="dlb_comments"></div> </li> <li id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl9_liListItem"> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl9_dvSection" class="section">Budget</div> <h3 id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl9_h3Title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127052124/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/15/sequestration-planning.aspx">OMB: Time to get serious about sequester preparation </a></h3> <p id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl9_pSummary" class="summary"> With congressional action unclear, Jeffrey Zients urges “intensified efforts” to plan for reduced budgetary resources. <span id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl9_spnMore" class="more"></span> </p> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl9_dvComments" class="dlb_comments"></div> </li> <li id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl10_liListItem"> <div id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl10_dvSection" class="section">Telework</div> <h3 id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl10_h3Title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127052124/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/14/mobile-survey.aspx">Mobile boosts productivity, risk for feds</a></h3> <p id="ctl09_lvItemList_ctrl10_pSummary" class="summary"> Survey finds most employees bring their own mobile device to work, but just one in nine say their agency has a clear policy. 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