Government Executive : Vol. 39 No. 15 (9/1/07)

FEATURES

• Thick or Thin
  Homeland Security officials wrestle with the best way to spread grant money among cities and states.
  By Zack Phillips
• How They Connect The Dots
  This is what information sharing looks like.
  By Shane Harris
• Costly Protection
  Strenuous American efforts to reduce casualties are prolonging the insurgency that causes them.
  By Greg Grant

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Rewarding Failure
  Contractors' mismanagement is no impediment to finding new work, critics say By Robert Brodsky
• Image Makeover
  The Army tries to put its troubled FCS program in a better light. By Greg Grant
• Between the Lines
  The comptroller general wants to redefine 'inherently governmental,' two words that could change contracting. By Robert Brodsky
• Grid Hogs
  As data centers consume an ever larger share of available electricity, critical operations might be at risk. By Katherine McIntire Peters

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Dangerous Digits
  Beware asking customers to type in data on the Web-the text fields can allow hackers to sneak malicious code onto your site. By Judi Hasson

• Management Matters

  Gotta Move?
  Some say mobility would make senior executives better leaders. By Brian Friel

• Intelligence File

  Nixon Intelligence
  The federal director of the new presidential library will use spying to tell a story. By Shane Harris

• Political World

  Get Real
  The politicization of the U.S. Attorney's Office happened long before the Bush administration. By Charles Mahtesian

• Viewpoint

  No Fed Left Behind
  Retirement savings aren't just for those at higher pay levels. By Susan Holliday

• Viewpoint

  Secret of Success
  A risk-based approach could unclog security clearance backlogs once and for all. By John Casciano

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Hapless haphazardness: We have it today, and probably tomorrow.
• Letters
• The Buzz
  Christian soldiers, diplomatic deficits and life savers.
• Outlook
  It could be time for our nation's elected officials to take a deep breath. By Tom Shoop

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