Government Executive : Vol. 40 No. 10 (8/1/08)

FEATURES

• Green Government
  From clean-fuel fleets to eco-friendly offices, agencies face myriad challenges in their newest mission-saving the environment.
  By Kellie Lunney
  
• Purchasing Power
  The Air Force buys more electricity from renewable sources than any other federal agency, and it's in the market for more.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Building Capacity
  The General Services Administration is driving the market for sustainable workplaces.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Backing Into Conservation
  While being eco-friendly isn't the driving force behind the data center consolidation at VA, it's turning out to be a big fringe benefit.
  By Andrew Noyes
• Tracking Greenbacks
  Now that a federal program to buy green goods is a reality, Uncle Sam is discovering the difficulty of measuring its results.
  By Rafael Enrique Valero
• Time for Telework
  As fuel prices, traffic and pollution peak, managers are becoming more open to letting employees work from home.
  By Alyssa Rosenberg

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Prime Time for E-Verify
  Contractors will have to check their employees immigration status, but is the system ready? By Robert Brodsky
• Second Chances
  A lawmaker is on a mission to convince the government to hire more ex-offenders. By Brittany Ballenstedt
• On Mullen's Mind
  The president's top military adviser reflects on war and bureaucracy.

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Don't Risk It
  Information technology can help agencies meet their most important mission-protecting the public. By Robert Charette

• Management Matters

  The New Open-Door Policy
  Get out of your office and see your employees in action. By Brian Friel

• Intelligence File

  Tight-Lipped
  Intelligence File In the fog of cyberspace, there is no security in silence. By Shane Harris

• Viewpoint

  Across the Divide
  Government's next leaders must strike a balance between civil servants and federal contractors. By Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson

• Viewpoint

  Touting Transparency
  The Air Force links packets of information to make strategic decisions across the board. By John G. Vonglis and Michael W. Wynne

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Agencies will need more than their share of creative energy to become models of environmentally friendly practices.By Tom Shoop
• Perspectives
  The citizen sector's path to a better world. By Timothy B. Clark

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