Government Executive Vol. 36, No.8

FEATURES

• Breaking Through The Federal Aviation Administration is scrambling to find its path as gridlock looms in the skies.
  By Beth Dickey
• EPA Air Wars Longtime environmental enforcement officials choose sides in a battle over anti-pollution rules.
  By Alina Tugend
• Up in the Air Politics may stand in the way of the Federal Aviation Administration's effort to conduct the biggest job competition in federal history.
  By Jason Peckenpaugh
• No Protection USDA security guards had little recourse when they uncovered possible mistakes in a streamlined job competition.
  By Amelia Gruber

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Deal Breaker A tale of procurement reforms, a multibillion-dollar Boeing contract and the 'revolving door.' By George Cahlink
• Postal Mortem The Postal Service needs a makeover, but Congress can't seem to deliver. By Denise Kersten
• Dawson's Vow Diann Dawson wants black Americans to tie the knot. By Shawn Zeller
• On the Hunt Someone is killing bald eagles, and the Fish and Wildlife Service is on the case. By Denise Kersten
• War Gadgets a Big Business Military action in Iraq and Afghanistan boosts sales for tech companies. By Shane Harris
• The Politics of Reform Defense rethinks its personnel system strategy. But will it matter in the end? By Shawn Zeller

ADVICE+DISSENT

• In the Warpath TECH INSIDER: The dream of a tech spending boom left in the dust. By Shane Harris
• The Fab Fives MANAGEMENT MATTERS: The drive for top performance ratings. By Brian Friel
• The Last Laugh VIEWPOINT: Jokesters make it harder to create better government. By Steven Kelman
• Power Up Performance VIEWPOINT: Capitol Hill needs an office to boost performance-based budgeting. By Carl DeMaio
• Mismanaged Contests VIEWPOINT: Agencies lack skills to run public-private competitions. By Steven L. Schooner

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook Gridlock in the air lanes, married bliss, and goodbye to Tom Novotny and Mary McGrory.
• Letters
• The Buzz Agency report cards mixed; a general's view of wartime supply challenges; and small businesses bag bucks.
• Outlook There's nothing like a visit to Arlington National Cemetery to provide a new perspective on military service.