Government Executive : Vol. 39 No. 2 (2/1/07)

FEATURES

• Union Rally
  Ron Ault formed the coalition powering organized labor's unexpected resurgence.
  By Karen Rutzick
• Wrench In The Works
  Blunders and missteps at the General Services Administration go far beyond the administrator's office.
  By David Perera
• Women's Work
  A Labor Department bureau struggles for relevance and survival.
  By Kimberly Palmer

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• The Battle for Baghdad
  History suggests we are surging the wrong troops, holding the wrong ground, following the wrong strategy and fighting the wrong way in Iraq. By Greg Grant
• Part-Time Soldiers Head Back to Iraq
  There really is no more Army Reserve. It's the Army. By Greg Grant
• Hidden Wounds
  Iraq war veterans are sustaining brain injuries at an alarming rate. By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Geographic Cure
  The emergency medical system returns home, hopefully to better health. By Zack Phillips
• She'll Be Watching
  Freshman Sen. Claire McCaskill wants to focus on government oversight. By Karen Rutzick
• Auditing the Auditors
  The agency charged with collecting oil and gas royalties from drilling on federal land faces increased scrutiny. By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Landing a Better Deal
  The air traffic controllers union is hoping the Democratic Congress will help overturn an unpopular contract. By Alyssa Rosenberg

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom
  But until a rose is a rose in every database, government agencies won't be able to share pruning tips-or much else. By David Perera

• Management Matters

  Business Without Borders
  To compete, agencies must collaborate all over the map. By Brian Friel

• Intelligence File

  Guarding Turf
  As Defense secretary, will Robert Gates put the CIA back on track? By Shane Harris

• Political World

  Transfer of Power
  Outsider states become insiders in the 110th Congress. By Charles Mahtesian

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Oversight, insight and foresight-that's what we need in our new divided government.
• Letters
• The Buzz
  FEMA flooded, money spent, predicting procurement and Virginia's new bent.
• Outlook
  While an advocacy group pushes agencies to hire executives from the outside, the Bush administration goes in the opposite direction. By Tom Shoop

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