Government Executive Vol. 38 No.8

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FEATURES

  • Chief Concerns
    Adm. Michael G. Mullen, the Navy's top sailor, tackles an expanding roster of missions with the smallest fleet the service has seen in decades.
  • Eyes on The Storm
    The National Weather Service rides a tide of praise into the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season.
    By Beth Dickey
  • Start Your Idea Engines
    An inside look at one of the most exclusive intellectual clubs in the world-and how you can set up your own brain trust.
    By Brian Friel

NEWS+ANALYSIS

  • Venture Capital
    Agencies start their own investment funds to bring new technologies to government. By Kimberly Palmer
  • Unveiling Secrets
    It's tough to share information when agencies are restricting access to more of it every day. By David Perera
  • Biodefense Showdown
    Two anthrax vaccine makers vie for contract. By Zack Phillips
  • Buying Tech Performance
    For TSA, it's a tough climb to contract results. By Zack Phillips
  • Leadership Profile

    Facing the Big Guns
    The Pentagon's new point man on detainee policy steps into the crossfire over inhumane treatment. By Corine Hegland

ADVICE+DISSENT

  • Managing Technology

    Getting Down to Business
    IAC refines its image as a vital partner for government. By David Perera
  • Management Matters

    The Human Touch
    It's all right to be wrong. By Brian Friel
  • Viewpoint

    Don't Take Yes for An Answer
    Great leaders aim for diversity in counsel and unity in command. By Michael A. Roberto
  • Viewpoint

    A Lot to Learn
    The only cure for an overloaded procurement system is to recruit and train top-notch talent. By Sandra O. Sieber and Ronald L. Smith

IN EVERY ISSUE

  • Editor's Notebook
    CNO Michael Mullen talks about what it will take to meet new security demands.
  • Letters
  • The Buzz
    Rebuilding reconstruction, the procurement nominee, hot underwear.
  • Outlook
    How agencies are going the extra mile to provide information to their overseers on Capitol Hill. By Tom Shoop

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