Government Executive : Vol. 41 No. 8 (7/1/09)

FEATURES

• The New Guardians
  Coast Guard chief Thad Allen and his team are remaking the service from the inside out.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Inner Workings
  The way agencies bring new employees on board and help them acclimate to the culture can have a net effect on recruiting.
  By Alyssa Rosenberg
• Down for the Count
  Shifting demographics coupled with a decade of budget and management woes have put the 2010 census on shaky ground.
  By Eliza Newlin Carney

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Plucking IT Talent
  Government faces steep competition as it tries to beef up its ranks with technology specialists. By Gautham Nagesh
• Cost of Risk
  Fixed-price stimulus contracts could create more problems than they solve. By Robert Brodsky
• For Good Measure
  Picking up where the Bush team left off in setting up meaningful performance metrics. By Elizabeth Newell

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Twittery Jitters
  New social media sites raise age-old dangers of unauthorized software. By Carolyn Duffy Marsan

• Management Matters

  Finding Flexibility
  Why are the happiest workers in government so happy?By Brian Friel

• Intelligence File

  Gone Missing
  Congress has the tools to check intelligence agencies, but doesn't use them. By Shane Harris

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Join us at our breakthrough federal management forum. By Tom Shoop
• Briefing
  Vegas, baby; putting it in perspective; minding the shop; weight management; and by the numbers.
• Perspectives
  British politicians and American corporate titans are targets of the public's wrath. By Timothy B. Clark

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