Government Executive : Vol. 43 No. 4 (4/1/11)

FEATURES

• Flattening Government
  Why rhetoric on killing agencies so seldom becomes reality.
  By Charles S. Clark
• Weak Link
  Drug cartels are working hard to corrupt federal agents and drive a hole through border security.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters

TRENDS

• Rights and Risk
  Security concerns loom as airport screeners enter a new era of collective bargaining. By Emily Long
• Buying Innovation
  Agencies look to startup firms for new technology, but the rules are restrictive. By Aliya Sternstein

ANALYSIS

• Managing Technology

  Doctors Go Digital
  Stimulus payments are putting e-records within reach for many health care providers.By William Matthews

• Management Matters

  Cracking the Whip
  Managers often lack the training to discipline bad actors on their staffs. By Elizabeth Newell

• Intelligence File

  One Bad Apple
  What the Tucson shooting teaches us about the dangers of wrong intelligence. By Shane Harris

• Viewpoint

  Doing What Works
  Agencies that monitor progress regularly show the biggest gains in efficiency. By John Griffith

• On Defense

  Pentagon Prophecies
  When military spending leans more toward supply than demand. By William Matthews

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Reorganizing government makes sense-in theory. By Tom Shoop
• Briefing
  Motivating employees, the Peace Corps turns 50, saluting a stellar job and leaving a paperless trail.
• Perspectives
  Can a systemwide shuffling help us 'win the future?' By Timothy B. Clarke

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