Government Executive Vol. 38 No.1

SPECIAL SECTION

• Redefining National Security
  Ill winds have knocked national security agencies off balance.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Building Stability
  Increasingly, national security depends on beefing up America's ability to rebuild nations. By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Thin Ranks
  We lack enough spies in the right places, and intelligence reform isn't producing them. By Jason Vest
• Swarming Information
  To net terrorists, abandon bureaucracy. By Justin Rood
• Hanging Together
  Whistleblowers hook up and use technology to protect themselves and amplify their effect. By Chris Strohm

FEATURES

• Paybanding Pitfalls
  Agencies buying into the compensation craze could run into roadblocks.
  By Karen Rutzick
• Buy American
  Tattered by exemptions, the 1933 law designed to protect U.S. jobs is nearly impossible to enforce.
  By Kimberly Palmer

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Mending Medicare
  CMS' physician reimbursement system is ailing, but many fear the cure could hurt patients. By David Perera
• Being Green
  Legislation pushes more efficient federal buildings-and industry is ready to help. By Kimberly Palmer
• Stake Your Claim
  Real estate speculators set their sights on lunar homesteads. By Beth Dickey

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Damage Control Early warning system for troubled IT projects isn't tamper-proof. By David Perera

• Management Matters

  Tricky Business Corporate executives might have a lot to learn from government leaders. By Brian Friel

• Viewpoint

  Tracking Technology Agencies need to get a handle on measuring IT effectiveness. By Robert Handler

• Political World

  A Salute to the Hawk John Murtha's stand redefines the debate over the Iraq war. By Charles Mahtesian

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Agencies slowly embrace new missions and strategies.
• Letters
• The Buzz
  Stamping out a New Year, the Army's AC/DC tribute and a BlackBerry scare.
• Outlook
  Program managers are forced to work in a system that almost guarantees failure. By Tom Shoop

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