Government Executive Vol. 37 No.1

FEATURES

• Training Games
  The virtual world offers a low-cost, no-impact learning environment for soldiers, first responders and, increasingly, other employees.
  By Shawn Zeller
• Troubled Waters
  Since Sept. 11, controlling what and who passes between two countries requires unprecedented cooperation on both sides of the border.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Breaking Ranks
  Part-time soldiers are starting to crack under full-time pressure in Iraq.
  By George Cahlink
• Uh Oh!
  Why smart people make dumb mistakes with e-mail.
  By Shane Harris

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Repairing Intelligence
  Is the new national director powerful enough? By Shane Harris
• E-king Out the Rules
  Oscar Morales leads the online effort to simplify and amplify regulations. By Shawn Zeller
• The Slog of Reconstruction
  Violence, corruption and a critical people shortage imperil Iraq's future. By Shane Harris
• Undeliverable
  The goal of reforming the Postal Service remains elusive. By Denise Kersten
• NTSB's Most Wanted
  Investigators complain about the government's slow progress on travel safety. By Beth Dickey
• The Harbinger
  A terrorist expert says the Homeland Security Department has tipped its hand. By Shawn Zeller
• Raising the Bar
  No Child Left Behind leads factions to ask what's in it for them. By Denise Kersten
• Security Swap
  Window opens for airports to replace federal screeners with contract workers. By Chris Strohm
• Culling Complaints
  The head of the Office of Special Counsel clears a backlog of whistleblower cases. By Amelia Gruber
• In the Line of Fire
  Leadership Profile Andrew Maner dodges both actual and metaphorical bullets. By Amelia Gruber

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Eye on Security
  Directives on securing agency networks have boosted compliance. By Karen D. Schwartz

• Management Matters

  The Art of Show and Tell
  Keep employees in the know with performance goals. By Brian Friel

• Viewpoint

  Leading the Leaders
  How to tame a seat-of-the-pants executive. By Steven L. Katz

• Political World

  Clipped Coattails
  Former Clinton officials struggle in bids for elected office. By Charles Mahtesian

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Part-time soldiers have never had first call on training and equipment.
• Letters
• The Buzz
  Bidding on Los Alamos, an anthrax lawsuit is tossed, and meeting the new bosses.
• Outlook
  We're outsourcing some tax collection as if there were no alternative. By Tom Shoop