Government Executive : Vol. 40 No. 8 (7/1/08)

FEATURES

• De-Generation
  From the greatest to the latest generation, federal employees are more alike than they realize.
  By Brittany Ballenstedt and Alyssa Rosenberg
• Virtual Connections
  Agencies venture into another world where avatars and bloggers keep employees tuned in and get the message out.
  By Gautham Nagesh
• Plain & Simple
  Congress is on a crusade to clean up the language in federal documents. But gobbledygook is hard to kill.
  By Dan Friedman

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Pulling Out All the Stops
  Tactics to attract young workers to the acquisition field run the gamut. By Elizabeth Newell
• Commanding Influence
  The Defense Department is drawing strength from other agencies in its efforts to foster stability in Africa. By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Bring 'Em Back
  Proposal would lift annuity offset to attract retirees to agencies in need. By Brittany Ballenstedt

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Rough and Tumble
  Rugged computers would be more popular if makers would update them. By Bob Brewin

• Management Matters

  In Full View
  Could transparency cut down on government waste? By Brian Friel

• Intelligence File

  Mike on Mike
  The "silent" DNI is not afraid to talk about himself. By Shane Harris

• Viewpoint

  Paying It Forward
  States must continue to play vital role in homeland security funding. By Joshua D. Filler and Timothy L. Beres

• Viewpoint

  New Attitudes
  Recruiting the next generation of public servants requires the right message and the right approach. By Bill Leidinger

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Avoiding the Chinese zodiac approach to workforce management.By Tom Shoop
• Perspectives
  Invest and grow-or should we rein in our spending desires? By Timothy B. Clark

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