Government Executive : Vol. 41 No. 5 (5/1/09)

FEATURES

• Foreign & Domestic
  A State Department couple and the debate over federal benefits for same-sex partners of employees.
  By Alyssa Rosenberg
• Off Course
  The Navy's shipbuilding plans are hitting the shoals of fiscal reality.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Infomania
  As participatory government brings an onslaught of public comments online, agencies will need the right tools to make sense of it all.
  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Clean Sweep
  Following years of scandals, the Office of Special Counsel is rebuilding and anxiously awaiting new leadership. By Elizabeth Newell
• Last Line of Defense
  President Obama's legacy could depend on watchdogs' success.By Robert Brodsky

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Open to Change
  Shifting from proprietary software gives agencies latitude to customize IT systems. By Gautham Nagesh

• Management Matters

  Key Standards
  The barriers to reliable information sharing are numerous. By Brian Friel

• Intelligence File

  Blair's First Moves
  The new spy chief is not afraid of a head wind. By Shane Harris

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Congress and the White House are looking at gay rights issues in a whole new light. By Tom Shoop
• Briefing
  Duty and dignity; feds across America; more than one way to save a tree.
• Perspectives
  High profits fuel criminal and terrorist groups that threaten American security. By Timothy B. Clark

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