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id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl0_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Mar 04, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/02/15/comment-barriers-government-performance.aspx"><img src="/web/20130326111632im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/B/Balutis_Alan_180.ashx" alt="Alan Balutis"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl1_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/02/15/comment-barriers-government-performance.aspx">Removing barriers to government performance improvement</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl1_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_ctrl1_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Feb 15, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/25/comment-ceb-better-performance.aspx"><img src="/web/20130326111632im_/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/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/25/comment-ceb-better-performance.aspx">How to foster better performance</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl2_Summary" class="summary">The traditional view of success focuses on an employee’s 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_ctrl2_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Jan 25, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/22/comment-rhodes-emergency-management.aspx"><img src="/web/20130326111632im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/R/Rhodes_Keith_180.ashx" alt="Keith Rhodes"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl3_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/22/comment-rhodes-emergency-management.aspx">How to prepare for natural disasters</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl3_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_ctrl3_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Jan 22, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/10/comment-dod-software-purchse.aspx"><img src="/web/20130326111632im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/S/SteveSchmidt370x370.ashx" alt="Steve Schmidt, Flexara Software"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl4_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/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_ctrl4_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_ctrl4_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Jan 10, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/04/comment-kelman-contests.aspx"><img src="/web/20130326111632im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/K/Kelman_Steve_180.ashx" alt="Steve Kelman"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl5_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/04/comment-kelman-contests.aspx">A winning idea for innovation</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl5_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_ctrl5_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Jan 04, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2013/01/03/comment-anderson-bold-management.aspx"><img src="/web/20130326111632im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/A/Anderson_Julie_180.ashx" alt="Julie Anderson"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl6_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/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_ctrl6_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_ctrl6_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Jan 03, 2013</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2012/12/28/comment-big-data-2013.aspx"><img src="/web/20130326111632im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/C/Cull_Bill.ashx" alt="Bill Cull"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl7_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/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_ctrl7_Summary" class="summary">Rather than take on big data for big data’s sake, agencies should be strategic in their approach, writes Bill Cull.</p> <ul id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl7_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Dec 28, 2012</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2012/12/27/comment-overcoming-it-skepticism.aspx"><img src="/web/20130326111632im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/W/Woods_Bob.ashx" alt="Bob Woods"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl8_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/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_ctrl8_Summary" class="summary">Studies show that most government leaders are unsurprised when IT projects are delivered late, over budget or scrapped before being implemented. But there is a way to dramatically improve the chances for success. Bob Woods and Marybeth Fraser offer some key steps to make it happen. </p> <ul id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl8_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Dec 27, 2012</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2012/12/17/coutinho-oped.aspx"><img src="/web/20130326111632im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/C/Coutinho_Nathan_180.ashx" alt="Nathan Coutinho"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl9_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2012/12/17/coutinho-oped.aspx">The road to a private cloud</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl9_Summary" class="summary">Server virtualization is about more than mobility and efficiency — it can also help agencies succeed in the quest for a secure, private cloud.</p> <ul id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl9_ByAuthor" class="byline"> <li class="nodate">Dec 17, 2012</li> </ul> </div> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2012/12/14/comment-rife-5-mobility-steps.aspx"><img src="/web/20130326111632im_/http://fcw.com/~/media/GIG/FCWNow/People/R/Rife_Eric.ashx" alt="Eric Rife"/></a> <h3 id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl10_MainHeading" class="title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130326111632/http://fcw.com/articles/2012/12/14/comment-rife-5-mobility-steps.aspx">5 steps to take command of mobile</a></h3> <p id="ctl31_ListViewMain_ctrl10_Summary" class="summary">Careful planning and deliberate implementation lead to mobility success, writes Eric Rife. 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