Government Executive : Vol. 39 No. 4 (3/15/07)

FEATURES

• Honey Pot
  The Thrift Savings Plan has grown into a $200 billion retirement behemoth, but its nearly 4 million participants might be surprised to learn how their money is managed.
  By Karen Rutzick
• Righting The Ship
  A former submarine commander takes the helm at the Homeland Security Department's troubled science shop.
  By Zack Phillips
• Cleaning Up Coal
  Coal is cheap and abundant, but there's a high environmental price for burning it. Energy Department scientists are trying to change that.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Back-Office Blueprints
  OMB's plan to consolidate IT infrastructure gets little fanfare in the fiscal 2008 budget. By David Perera and Daniel Pulliam
• Suite Solution
  Housing consultants hook up with FEMA to aid Katrina homeless. By Zack Phillips
• In the Dock
  Key Coast Guard and Navy shipbuilding programs are failing to deliver. By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Lethal Weapons
  Low-tech arms and loose networks trip up the world's most sophisticated fighting force. By Greg Grant
• Falling Through The Cracks
  The military struggles to combat the rising suicide rate among Iraq veterans.By Karen Rutzick
• Bargaining for Drugs
  Can federal agencies follow a formula for lower-priced medicines? By Jenny Mandel

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Further Complications
  Poor management can make a difficult software project impossible. By David Perera

• Intelligence File

  All Together Now
  Thomas McNamara wants security agencies to share. By Shane Harris

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Next month's Excellence in Government conference serves both professional and personal needs..
• The Buzz
  Piercing bureaucracy, dogged persistence, and someone's in the hot seat.
• Outlook
  Private sector workers cast a covetous eye on federal retirement benefits. By Tom Shoop

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