Aiming for Excellence

It's that time of year again, for GovExec's annual Excellence in Government conference. We've got a pretty heavy-hitting lineup this year, including Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. If you can't make it to the conference, fear not: We'll be providing regular blog updates and news reports today and tomorrow.