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Contents
13TRANSITION 2016
You can never start a
transition too early
The wheels are in motion for the next handoff of presidential power in January 2017, and outside partnerships are forming a key part of the “let’s not mess this up” coalition
BY ZACH NOBLE 16INTELLIGENCE
NSA’s Information Assurance Directorate at a crossroads
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COMMENTARY
The hidden cybersecurity risk for contractors
BY BRIAN D. MILLER
Passwords should be a thing of the past
BY DEBORAH GOLDEN
THE LECTERN
Improving post-award contract management BY STEVE KELMAN
BOOKSHELF
Changing how we think about artificial intelligence BY TROY K. SCHNEIDER
BACK STORY
Homing in on drone defense
FCW INDEX
Although often overshadowed by the far bigger Signals Intelligence Directorate, IAD’s mission of protecting sensitive information on government networks is more important than ever
BY SEAN LYNGAAS
22CENSUS
Delivering in 2020
The success of Census’ once-a-decade main event will depend on the planning and execution taking place this year
BY ZACH NOBLE
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TRENDING
3 WORKFORCE
White House announces new agency to handle federal background checks
FCW CALENDAR
Where you need to be next
8 PROCUREMENT
Salesforce BPA is hailed
as an acquisition model, and a U.S. official says Russian cyberwar is getting more sophisticated
9 CONGRESS
Senate decries slow progress on biometric exit tracking
10 MANAGEMENT
VA’s 2016 priorities include IT improvements
DEPARTMENTS