Government Executive Vol. 36 No.13

FEATURES

• Difficult Terrain
  Securing the 4,000-mile border between the United States and Canada against terrorists is a formidable challenge.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Airport of the Future
  You're screened down to your bones, but you won't feel a thing.
  By Beth Dickey
• Playing for Keeps
  Terrorists attack a major U.S. city with chemicals and bombs during a SARS outbreak. What do you do?
  By Shane Harris
• Catch and Release
  Short on funds, Homeland Security has begun releasing illegal immigrants in the United States.
  By Jason Peckenpaugh
• Cash Cops
  Some federal law enforcement officers are paid well. Others want parity.
  By Shawn Zeller

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Touring Space
  The promise of commercial passenger flights beyond Earth's atmosphere opens a regulatory can of worms. By Beth Dickey
• More Airtime
  Under pressures of war, the Air Force moves to extend deployments. By George Cahlink
• Germ Warriors
  A remarkable breakthrough in anthrax research. By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Touching All the Bases
  Everyone is seeking an edge in the next round of military base closings. By George Cahlink

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Designing a Department
  Managing Technology: An architecture for Homeland Security helps managers understand what they do for a living. By Shane Harris
• Back to Basics
  Management Matters: Don't worry about micromanaging. Worry about under-managing. By Brian Friel
• Pay Perks
  Viewpoint: How the military can hang on to young officers. By Patrick J. Donahoe
• In the Know
  Viewpoint: Twelve cognitive steps can put managers on the path to team success. By David Noble, Michael Letsky and Steven Shaker
• Team Spirit
  Viewpoint: Leaders must decide which norms to follow and which to break. By Bob Stone
• Pulling Together
  Public Administration: It's more important than ever that all levels of government work more closely. By Carl W. Stenberg
• Death by Nit-Picking
  Political World: Would your résumé stand up to meticulous scrutiny? By Charles Mahtesian

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Security imperatives leave us yearning for the lazy summer days of yore.
• Letters
• The Buzz
  Expanded health benefits; skills gaps at the Pentagon; tracking trusted travelers; and a new action hero.
• Outlook
  If the Defense Department wants more effective civilian managers, then it's going to have to create them. By Tom Shoop