Defense

Civil liberties board has yet to get off the ground

Panel mandated by 2004 intelligence reform law will balance executive branch power, citizen rights.

News

A federal holiday poem

Observing what has been a holiday tradition at GovExec.com since 1998, we present our annual ode to federal employees.

Management

Tricky Business

Corporate executives might have a lot to learn from government leaders.

News

Transportation IG to identify pork available for Katrina relief

Inspectors search highway accounts for earmarks that Congress could redirect to damaged roads and bridges on Gulf Coast.

Management

Unstrategic Plans

We’ve got a plan for planning. Now let’s make a plan for doing.

Management

Gaps remain in government strategy for handling natural disasters

Plans aren’t comprehensive enough and are too reactive, observers say.

Management

Weathering the Storm

Two agencies shined under the federal cloud of Hurricane Katrina.

Defense

Bird flu fears raise quarantine questions

President Bush has suggested a military-enforced quarantine in the event of a pandemic, but the idea gives others pause.

Management

Social Capital

In emergency situations, informal relationships can be as critical as formal ones.

Management

Impossible Goals

Despite the odds against closing the books in 45 days, financial managers hit the mark.

Chief Financial Officers

Clarence C. Crawford

Chief Financial Officers

Sidney Kaplan

Chief Information Officers

John G. Grimes

Chief Information Officers

Janet L. Barnes

Chief Acquisition Officers

Emily W. Murphy