Government Executive : Vol. 42 No. 11 (9/1/10)

FEATURES

• All Together Now
  Collaboration-minded feds discover that getting agencies to work together is easier said than done.
  By Brian Friel
• Homing In on Telework
  Working from home has not only gained acceptance, it's becoming a management priority. But structuring a governmentwide policy won't be easy.
  By Elizabeth Newell

TRENDS

• Pulling Back the Veil
  Craig Newmark of Craigslist champions efforts to get the word out on transparency. By Allan Holmes
• Building Boom
  Feds are supposed to be leading the way on clean energy, but they'll have to do more than overhaul outdated facilities. By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Charge It
  GSA designs office supply contracts to reach more buyers for less money. By Robert Brodsky

ANALYSIS

• Managing Technology

  For the Record
  Clear standards sought for archiving official communications on social media sites. By Emily Long

• Management Matters

  Meeting Misery
  It's time to kick the habit of pulling staff away from their work to sit in on hollow status reports. By Robbie Hyman

• Intelligence File

  The Outsiders
  Contractors are here to stay. So, train federal employees how to manage them better. By Shane Harris

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Does government have too many people at the top? By Tom Shoop
• Briefing
  Peace Corps d'esprit, USPS delivering on diversity and workplace danger zones.
• Perspectives
  Web 2.0 meets government's desire to shape the message. By Timothy B. Clarke

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