Government Executive Vol. 37 No.10

FEATURES

• Hard Labor
  The traditional federal labor relations system is being crushed under the weight of personnel reform.
  By Shawn Zeller
• Oversight Overhaul
  The Defense Contract Management Agency remakes itself to catch up with customers and changes in what the military is buying.
  By George Cahlink
• At a Loss For Words
  Foreign language skills can be as vital to battlefield success as any weapon-but they're a lot harder to acquire and maintain.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Hidden Strength
  Recently constructed federal buildings are heavily fortified, but you'd never know it.
  By Amelia Gruber

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Risky Business
  DHS launches a hiring spree to plug holes in swamped procurement shop. By Amelia Gruber
• Showdown on Shutdowns
  Base closure panel polls reaction to a plan that collides with more than 200,000 military and civilian jobs. By George Cahlink
• Unequal Rights in Outsourcing Fights
  Some unions can protest in more places than others. By Amelia Gruber
• Global Neighborhood Watch
  Groups of concerned citizens have reduced street crime. Can they do the same for terrorism? By Shane Harris

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Winds of Change
  Business rules management software helps agencies tame the onslaught of updates. By Karen D. Schwartz

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Unions have been staggered by many blows.
• Letters
• The Buzz
  Benefits bliss, barrier to port protection, no private parks, and more.
• Outlook
  Why does OPM want to make the results of its employee survey look like bad news? By Tom Shoop