Government Executive : Vol. 39 No. 8 (5/15/07)

FEATURES

• Launching a New Navy
  Shipbuilding and buying bungles beset the Navy's top officer, Adm. Michael G. Mullen, as he sets the service on a new course.
  By Greg Grant
• Fight to The Finish
  As the Bush administration winds down, tensions between careerists and political appointees heat up.
  By Karen Rutzick
• Running Lean
  In a world of sense- and-respond logistics, vehicles call in when they're low on gas and fuel is delivered before they run out.
  By David Perera
• Overcoming Katrina
  The Federal Emergency Management Agency says its contracting problems are solved- the next huge disaster will be the true test.
  By Robert Brodsky

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Staying in the Fight
  Troop tours lengthen, but no one agrees on the right duration for deployments. By Greg Grant
• Out of Its Depth
  The Coast Guard's decision to take over Deepwater raises concern about the government's ability to oversee large contracts. By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Picture This
  Rising accuracy rate makes face recognition technology a viable security tool. By Zack Phillips

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  If the Symptom Fits
  Electronic patient files advance care, up to a point. By David Perera

• Management Matters

  All Together Now
  The workplace lines have blurred for government, for-profits and nonprofits.By Brian Friel

• Intelligence File

  Gimme an S-P-Y
  Intelligence cheerleaders promote solidarity in the field. By Shane Harris

• Viewpoint

  The Long View
  Enterprise architecture plans are useless without clear, relevant information. By Andrew N. Blumenthal

• Viewpoint

  Katrina's Neglected Lesson
  It's the people, not just policies, that make a disaster plan work. By Bruce C. Jones

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  The struggle to control agency rule-making.
• The Buzz
  Polar bears on the hot seat, mind the tax gap, and uniformly unhappy.
• Outlook
  Sometimes where there's smoke, there's just smoke.By Tom Shoop

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