Government Executive : Vol. 39 No. 17 (10/1/07)

FEATURES

• Balancing Act
  Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. seeks to steady an Army out of whack due to the debilitating demands of two ongoing wars.
  By Greg Grant
• Buried Treasure
  Some of the nation's most coveted energy deposits lie beneath some of its most cherished wilderness.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters
• A Feel For Numbers
  What if we fought terrorism using hard data instead of gut feelings and partisan politics?
  By Zack Phillips

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Virtually There
  From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, any place anywhere can be modeled and used for training online. By Anne Laurent
• Cyber Wars
  As attackers hack government computer networks across the globe, the Pentagon seeks the best defense. By Bob Brewin
• Disability Loophole
  Federal firefighters are trapped in a Catch-22 health crisis. By Alyssa Rosenberg
• The Unsurge
  Gen. David Petraeus says the drawdown means military goals have been met in Iraq, but critics paint another picture. By Greg Grant
• Jumping Ship
  With agencies turning to their own IT contracts, GSA struggles to pull business back in. By Elizabeth Newell

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Shadow IT
  Unauthorized software on government PCs is on the rise. Resisting it is futile. Managing it isn't. By Andrew Noyes

• Management Matters

  A Change Agent Failure
  What happens when a manager does it all his way. By Brian Friel

• Intelligence File

  Making a List
  Deciding who might be a terrorist is more of an art than a science. By Shane Harris

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Is seeking to 'win' hazardous to the Army's long-term health?
• The Buzz
  A new Army video game for teams, wearing a WIRE and challenging IDs.
• Outlook
  Can journalists be trusted to serve as overseers of sensitive government operations? By Tom Shoop

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