Government Executive : Vol. 39 No. 14 (8/15/07)
FEATURES
- Big Contracts, Big Problems
Lead systems integrators are in the hot seat as major programs flounder.
By Robert Brodsky, Zack Phillips and Katherine McIntire Peters - Getting Into The Game
They're fenced out of competition by bundled contracts and gobbled up by goliaths, but small businesses still find their way into the federal market - and now, things might get easier.
By Robert Brodsky OVERVIEW
Onward and Upward
By Tom ShoopDEFENSE
Defense Dollars
By Greg Grant
Top 100 Defense ContractorsCIVILIAN
A Closer Look
By Robert Brodsky
Top 100 Civilian Agency ContractorsTECHNOLOGY
The Party's Over
By Daniel Pulliam
Top 50 Technology ContractorsSMALL BUSINESS
Swallowed Up
By Robert Brodsky
Top Small Business ContractorsTRAVEL
Out of the Clouds
By Daniel Pulliam
Top Travel VendorsAIR FORCE
Air Force Abides
By Megan Scully
Top 25 Air Force ContractorsNAVY
Tough Love
By Megan Scully
Top 25 Navy ContractorsARMY
Budgetary Jugglers
By Megan Scully
Top 25 Army ContractorsHOMELAND SECURITY
No-Bid Worries
By Zack Phillips
Top 25 Homeland Security ContractorsENERGY
Alternative Future
By Katherine McIntire Peters
Top 25 Energy Department ContractorsNASA
Star Power
By Katherine McIntire Peters
Top 25 NASA ContractorsGSA
On the Mend
By Daniel Pulliam and Robert Brodsky
Top 25 GSA Contractors
Top 200
NEWS+ANALYSIS
- Shuffling Supplies
FEMA turns to the private sector to make sure disaster areas get ample provisions - and fast. By Zack Phillips - Sideshow
Focusing on a minor player lets the military claim short-term progress in Iraq, but it leaves the main problem unsolved. By Greg Grant - Contractor General
The officer overseeing Iraq reconstruction counsels patience. By JKatherine McIntire Peters
ADVICE+DISSENT
Managing Technology
Dodging the Spear Phisher
Protecting government data hinges on training employees not to take the bait. By Judi HassonManagement Matters
Trust Troubles
Low faith in government can make managers' jobs harder. By Brian FrielIntelligence File
Precision and Privacy
Searching for Shane Harris. By Shane HarrisViewpoint
Good Intentions, Bad Idea
Unlike the military institutes, the public service academy concept is flawed from the start. By David Van Slyke and Alasdair Roberts
IN EVERY ISSUE
- Editor's Notebook
Taking stock of government's buying surge. - The Buzz
Government by charity, face-off over earmarks and Madison Avenue at war. - Outlook
A few choice words about a season of off-center events. By Tom Shoop
COMMENTS
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