Government Executive Vol. 38 No.13

FEATURES

• New Order
  Condoleezza Rice wants to transform diplomacy. But first she'll have to deal with the diplomats.
  By Shane Harris
• Unquiet Minority
  Hispanics hold a smaller percentage of jobs in federal agencies than in the private sector, and they're not happy.
  By Karen Rutzick
• Business Shield
  Beefed-up protection from lawsuits should spur companies to take on homeland security work.
  By Zack Phillips

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Pipelines And Stovepipes
  Federal officials look outside their own bureaucracies for alternatives to oil dependence. By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Making the Switch
  Getting agencies ready for the Internet's next generation won't be easy. By David Perera
• Piling Up On the Border
  Immigration agencies brace for onslaught of arrests and guest worker oversight. By Jonathan Marino
• Turbulent Weather
  Forecasters to be ejected from air traffic control centers. By Beth Dickey
• Returns on Risk
  Funds related to defense and homeland security pick up steam. By Kimberly Palmer

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  VA's IT War
  Sometimes hot, sometimes cold, always interesting. By David Perera

• Management Matters

  Red Carpet Treatment
  Agencies should put themselves in their clients' shoes. By Brian Friel

• Viewpoint

  Into the Fishbowl
  Forget about business-leading in the public eye brings a whole new set of hurdles and measures. By Peter H. Daly and Michael Watkins

• Viewpoint

  The Outsourcing Trap
  Contracting craze exposes government inability to keep skills in-house. By Brian Hartsell

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Reform is under way in many corners of our far-flung government.
• Letters
• The Buzz
  Flunking security, a failure to launch, and CEO Joe.
• Outlook
  Bet on a continued shift to flexible work arrangements, whether managers like it or not. By Tom Shoop

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