Government Executive Vol. 37 No.9

FEATURES

• Transformers
  Chief information officers don't just want to make government electronic-they want to electrify it.
  By Shane Harris
• Armor All
  The Army pulled out all the stops to fortify Humvees in Iraq, but still couldn't keep up with the demand.
  By George Cahlink
• Hurricane Hunters
  America's other air force does battle with nature.
  By Beth Dickey
• Battling Backlogs
  On the front lines of homeland security, workers are struggling to process immigration applications more carefully, yet more quickly.
  By Amelia Gruber

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Split on Nukes
  Critics doubt new office can rein in fragmented nuclear detection campaign. By Amelia Gruber
• Tougher Audits
  Two years after Sarbanes-Oxley rocked the private sector financial world, it's coming to government. By Kimberly Palmer
• Plan B
  The Federal Emergency Management Agency assumes a larger role in advance preparations. By Amelia Gruber
• Space Saver
  NASA expects to conserve millions with a central back-office center. By Beth Dickey

• Leadership Profile

  The Negotiator
  The United States' voice in Sudan seeks peace through pragmatism. By Shane Harris

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Tech Insider

  Packing Heat
  A new software program will help federal agencies plan for wildfires. By Denise Kersten

• Management Matters

  For the ASKing
  NASA site uses the ancient technique of storytelling to boost management lessons. By Brian Friel

• Political World

  Unlikely Suitor
  In post-9/11 New York and Virginia, some voters jilted the party line in the 2004 election. By Charles Mahtesian

• Viewpoint

  Listen Up
  When employees make sound business cases for change and managers respond, organizations improve. By Chuck Casto

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Business intelligence helps agencies solve the performance conundrum.
• Letters
• The Buzz
  Buying brand names, missing telework plans, a Doobie-ous distinction and Patent Office plans.
• Outlook
  In government, when you spend money on one thing, you have even more to spend on something else! By Tom Shoop