Government Executive Vol. 38 No.19

FEATURES

• Disaster Drills
  Practice doesn't make perfect.
  By Zack Phillips
• Digital Diagnosis
  The art of medicine takes on the science of technology.
  By David Perera
• Black Gold
  Offshore oil and gas drilling has the potential to boost the economy or spoil the environment, or maybe both.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Guilt by Association
  David Safavian pays a heavy price for his poor choice of friends. By Kimberly Palmer
• Search: 'Spending'
  New law calls for a database taxpayers can use to track government contracts. By Zack Phillips
• Making It Count
  The Census Bureau ramps up to tally each and every U.S. resident in 2010. By Kimberly Palmer
• FEMA's Makeover
  Acquisition chief Deidre Lee is getting ready for the next Katrina. By Kimberly Palmer
• Straight Shooter
  Paul Denett offers an inside view of competitive sourcing. By Kimberly Palmer
• Rapid Reaction
  The Army is moving new equipment to soldiers faster than ever. By Katherine McIntire Peters
• The MBA Secretary
  Labor's Elaine Chao shares her secrets for running a tight shop. By Karen Rutzick

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Telecom Muddle
  Treasury revives a procurement fraught with protests. By David Perera

• Management Matters

  Chain Reaction
  Systems thinking gets planners to consider the downstream effects of decisions. By Brian Friel

• Intelligence File

  Movin' On Up
  Promotion-hungry intelligence employees get new rules of the road. By Shane Harris

• Political World

  Hidden Treasure
  A puzzling Census Web site impedes support for the bureau's mission. By Charles Mahtesian

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Studies from the private sector offer new ways to analyze government programs.
• Letters
• The Buzz
  Polygraphs, homeland security purchasing and locking down government laptops.
• Outlook
  The Interior IG gets in a lather over employees' Web surfing habits. By Tom Shoop

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