Government Executive : Vol. 40 No. 4 (4/1/08)

FEATURES

• Recovering FEMA
  R. David Paulison is striving to retool his agency before the next catastrophe strikes.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Turn Yourselves In
  Federal officials want contractors to own up to potential violations of federal law.
  By Elizabeth Newell
• Stand & Deliver
  The fledgling Transportation Security Administration is poised to reshape the civil service.
  By Alyssa Rosenberg
• Prize Performers
  Celebrating achievement among leaders of the Senior Executive Service.
  By Raphael Enrique Valero

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Pork Panderers
  Everyone wants in on earmark reform, but accomplishing it is another thing. By Robert Brodsky
• Pay Potential
  Performance-based raises could stifle employees more than motivate them. By Brittany Ballenstedt
• Getting Tanked
  With a price tag of $160 billion, the Army's Future Combat Systems might be one tank too many. By Greg Grant

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Fostering Innovation
  How federal IT managers can encourage their employees to think outside the box. By Gautham Nagesh

• Management Matters

  Employer of Choice
  New workers have good things to say about federal employment. By Brian Friel

• Intelligence File

  Keeping Secrets
  What the intelligence estimate on Iran reveals-about Iran and intelligence. By Shane Harris

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  FEMA rises from the ashes-for the second time.By Tom Shoop
• Perspectives
  Workplace problems aren't at the heart of the challenge. By Timothy B. Clark

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