Government Executive : Vol. 43 No. 5 (5/1/11)

FEATURES

• Smarter Hiring
  Agencies are slashing the time it takes to bring on new employees, but it will take more than that to keep top talent from slipping through the cracks.
  By Emily Long
• Whistling in the Dark
  Congress expands protections for exposing corporate fraud, but government whistleblowers still wait.
  By Robert Brodsky

TRENDS

• Oil and Water
  A new regulator is caught between industry and safety. By William Matthews
• Labor Fight Renewed
  Republican lawmakers balk at deals that require union pay for contract workers By Robert Brodsky
• Into the Budget Morass
  A delayed project to improve immigration processing is pulling resources and morale off course. By Aliya Sternstein

ANALYSIS

• Managing Technology

  Soft Landings
  Agencies concerned about sensitive data take incremental steps into the cloud.By Adam Stone

• Management Matters

  IT Modernization
  Managers get the why, now they must figure out how. By Elizabeth Newell

• Intelligence File

  The Price of Candor
  When it comes to the toughest calls, lawmakers can't always handle the truth. By Shane Harris

• Viewpoint

  Beyond the Budget
  Senior executives can inspire innovation, even under fiscal constraints. By Jennifer Buck and Henry Fischer

• Viewpoint

  Breaking Language Barriers
  The National Security Education Program is filling a critical need for international skills. By Richard Comfort

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Near-shutdown experience was no cause for celebration. By Tom Shoop
• Briefing
  Global warning for the Navy and Coast Guard, leading with the mind, do-it-yourself deficit cuts, and in war's wake.
• Perspectives
  The duplication refrain is crucial in the rhetoric of cutting back government. By Timothy B. Clark

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