Government Executive Vol. 38 No.8

FEATURES

• Chief Concerns
  Adm. Michael G. Mullen, the Navy's top sailor, tackles an expanding roster of missions with the smallest fleet the service has seen in decades.
• Eyes on The Storm
  The National Weather Service rides a tide of praise into the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season.
  By Beth Dickey
• Start Your Idea Engines
  An inside look at one of the most exclusive intellectual clubs in the world-and how you can set up your own brain trust.
  By Brian Friel

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Venture Capital
  Agencies start their own investment funds to bring new technologies to government. By Kimberly Palmer
• Unveiling Secrets
  It's tough to share information when agencies are restricting access to more of it every day. By David Perera
• Biodefense Showdown
  Two anthrax vaccine makers vie for contract. By Zack Phillips
• Buying Tech Performance
  For TSA, it's a tough climb to contract results. By Zack Phillips

• Leadership Profile

  Facing the Big Guns
  The Pentagon's new point man on detainee policy steps into the crossfire over inhumane treatment. By Corine Hegland

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Getting Down to Business
  IAC refines its image as a vital partner for government. By David Perera

• Management Matters

  The Human Touch
  It's all right to be wrong. By Brian Friel

• Viewpoint

  Don't Take Yes for An Answer
  Great leaders aim for diversity in counsel and unity in command. By Michael A. Roberto

• Viewpoint

  A Lot to Learn
  The only cure for an overloaded procurement system is to recruit and train top-notch talent. By Sandra O. Sieber and Ronald L. Smith

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  CNO Michael Mullen talks about what it will take to meet new security demands.
• Letters
  
• The Buzz
  Rebuilding reconstruction, the procurement nominee, hot underwear.
• Outlook
  How agencies are going the extra mile to provide information to their overseers on Capitol Hill. By Tom Shoop

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