Government Executive Vol. 38 No.17

Special Section

• 2006 Service to America Medals
  Honoring federal employees whose achievements spotlight the pride of public service.

FEATURES

• Countdown
  How the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the biggest program in its history.
  By Kimberly Palmer
• One Step At a Time
  Rating schools under the No Child Left Behind Act has produced mixed results. Now it's time to grade the law itself.
  By Brian Friel

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Hollywood's Heroes
  Glamour and government preen and coo as Coast Guard movie woos Washington. By Karen Rutzick
• Strong Medicine
  The Drug Enforcement Administration is cracking down on prescription drug abuse. By Katherine McIntire Peters
• One-Hit Wonders
  Focus on threats-after they happen-foils security spending, critics say. By Zack Phillips
• Free Speech and AIDS
  Groups that receive government funding to fight HIV/AIDS refuse to sign anti-prostitution pledge. By Kimberly Palmer
• Corps Reform
  The Army Corps of Engineers is trying to rebuild confidence in the agency after Katrina's devastating blow. By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Retail to the Rescue
  Business is a largely untapped source of help for disaster planning and response. By Zack Phillips

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  A Service-Oriented Bureau
  The FBI tries to find a middle ground. By David Perera

• Intelligence File

  Rocky Mountain Spies
  The National Security Agency's westward ho. By Shane Harris

• Management Matters

  Command Presence
  It's not only what you say, but how you say it that makes a strong leader. By Brian Friel

• Political World

  Election Bait
  Why Congress suddenly cares about illegal immigration. By Charles Mahtesian

• Viewpoint

  Thou Shalt Not Steal
  Even with good cause, taking agency documents is against the law. By William N. Rudman

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  As public programs grow more intricate, individual initiative is still essential.
• The Buzz
  Telly guvvies, guns on the Canadian border and e-crimes.
• Outlook
  Bloggers can get a bill passed. But will they follow through to see that it's implemented properly? By Tom Shoop

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