Government Executive : Vol. 41 No. 14 (12/1/09)

FEATURES

• Guns & Drugs
  Agencies for the first time are pursuing a coordinated strategy to stop arms trafficking to Mexico.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Rebooting Reform
  Dismantling the embattled Defense personnel system could spark a reinvention of performance management across government.
  By Alyssa Rosenberg
• Tick, Tick, Tick
  Contractors are facing delays on both ends of major awards and in some cases it's pushing them toward financial disaster.
  By Elizabeth Newell

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• The Real World
  To recruit young feds, agencies have to reach beyond Facebook and YouTube. By Emily Long
• Race to the Bottom
  Cheapest might not always be best when awarding contracts to protect overseas buildings. By Robert Brodsky
• Casting a Wider Net
  Making Internet freedom a condition of diplomatic relations proves difficult. By Aliya Sternstein

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Phantom Post
  Delays in appointing a cybersecurity czar cast doubt on the position. By Jill R. Aitoro

• Management Matters

  Avoid the Arbitrary
  Don't pick a number, any number, when setting goals for your office. By Brian Friel

• Intelligence File

  Creaky Collaboration
  Concerns about information sharing persist, and they're dividing the intelligence community. By Shane Harris

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  When federal employees put themselves on the line. By Tom Shoop
• Briefing
  Gift guide, Census director faces challenges, work at play and more.
• Perspectives
  Adm. Mike Mullen is an articulate advocate of U.S. policies abroad. By Timothy B. Clarke

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