Government Executive Vol. 38 No.11

FEATURES

• Quarantine
  The age-old response could be all that's left when the vaccines run out.
  By Zack Phillips
• Downfall
  How a promising procurement career ended in felony.
  By Kimberly Palmer
• I'm OK, You're Outstanding
  Under new performance-management systems, not everyone gets to be a star.
  By Denise Kersten Wills

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Combat Commute
  When they're not in the fight, many troops in Iraq live on comfortable bases, but there are some surprising drawbacks. By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Threads of Dignity
  Through years of fashion updates, civilian uniforms have been a source of pride and sometimes prejudice. By Kimberly Palmer
• Shopping List
  Industry group pushes legislative goals to streamline federal purchasing. By Beth Dickey
• Winds of Change
  Weather Service plan shifts work to quieter offices to free up staffs where storms hit. By Beth Dickey
• In Sync
  Connecting government's radical thinkers. By John Pulley

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Getting on the Same Wavelength
  Incompatible radio technologies force the Pentagon to refocus its high-tech vision. By David Perera

• Management Matters

  Is It All Hooey?
  The best management theory might simply be to take your own advice. By Brian Friel

• Political World

  Veterans in Vogue
  Candidates with wartime service making a comeback. By Charles Mahtesian

• Viewpoint

  Keeping Up With Procurement
  By any count, government has too few acquisition pros. By Steven L. Schooner

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  The threat of pandemic flu raises some of the toughest challenges of our times.
• Letters
• The Buzz
  Smarter intelligence, who really discovered AIDS and yes, Virginia, there are more contractors.
• Outlook
  Running the country is a lot harder than it looks. By Tom Shoop

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