Government Executive : Vol. 40 No. 3 (3/1/08)

FEATURES

• The Forest And the Trees
  Agencies need to start considering IT as part of the big-picture strategic planning process.
  By Jill R. Aitoro
• Competing To the Death
  President Bush's much heralded competitive sourcing program is on life support.
  By Robert Brodsky
• Taking It To the Streets
  The U.S. military has seen the future, and it involves urban warfare.
  By Greg Grant

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Transition Threat
  DHS works to shore up its shrinking executive ranks during the change of administration. By Brittany Ballenstedt
• Preventing the Unthinkable
  Focusing on the worst-case terrorism scenarios might not produce the best defense. By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Scrutinizing Set-Asides
  Proposed rule requiring proof of past discrimination riles women-owned business advocates. By Elizabeth Newell
• Mixing It Up
  In his quest for diversity, Rep. Danny Davis sets his sights on the senior executive ranks. By Alyssa Rosenberg

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Bearer of Bad News
  When you lose citizens' personal information, there's a right way and a wrong way to manage it. By Andrew Noyes

• Management Matters

  It Ain't Child's Play
  Assessing program performance is harder than one might think. By Brian Friel

• Intelligence File

  Seismic Shudder
  The overlooked legacy of Donald Rumsfeld. By Shane Harris

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Our new online community aims to harness the collective wisdom about how technology is shaping tomorrow's government. By Tom Shoop
• Perspective
  Living for today, not building for tomorrow. By Timothy B. Clark

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