Government Executive : Vol. 42 No. 4 (4/1/10)

FEATURES

• The Perfect Union
  Rival groups are wooing TSA screeners in the largest federal labor organizing campaign in history.
  By Alyssa Rosenberg
• Course of Action
  DAU's Frank Anderson focuses on training thousands of new procurement professionals.
  By Elizabeth Newell
• Bombs and Bureaucracy
  To tackle the IED threat, the Pentagon first had to blow up its entrenched business practices.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters

TRENDS

• Are Feds Overpaid?
  Numbers tell conflicting stories. By Alex M. Parker
• Settling Up
  Contractors ensnared in foreign bribery cases are avoiding suspension from federal contracts. By Robert Brodsky

ANALYSIS

• Managing Technology

  Energy Smarts
  Data center consolidation offers an opportunity to go green. By Jill R. Aitoro

• Management Matters

  Ha Ha Ha
  For many, the age-old jokes about government work are no laughing matter. By Brian Friel

• Profile

  The Silent Leader
  The legacy of Dwight Ink shows the force behind making policy work. By William D. Eggers and John O'Leary

• Viewpoint

  The Global Maze
  Many domestic agencies are unprepared for new worldwide missions. By Christopher G. Caine and Max Stier

• Viewpoint

  Transparent Leadership
  Open government requires not only sharing information, but also the reasoning behind it. By Roger Schwarz

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Federal employees have become the envy of the private sector. By Tom Shoop
• Briefing
  Where the grass is greener, unlucky in love, feeling the aftershocks and straight talk.
• Perspectives
  Looking for a longer view. By Timothy B. Clarke

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