Government Executive : Vol. 43 No. 8 (7/1/11)

FEATURES

• Letters From the Edge
  With revenues in freefall and a complex business mandate, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe sets the path out of fiscal crisis.
  By Emily Long
• Mapping Human Terrain
  Intelligence analysts are tracking the potential for poverty, extremism and pandemic disease to predict the next national security crisis.
  By William Matthews

TRENDS

• Anchors Aweigh
  Navy chief Adm. Gary Roughead stresses a flexible force poised for warfighting as well as disaster assistance.
• Focus on the Family
  The military ramps up outreach to spouses feeling the strain of multiple deployments. By Kellie Lunney

ANALYSIS

• Managing Technology

  Unplugging Data Centers
  The shift to shared facilities is easier said than done, state and industry officials say. By Joseph Marks

• Management Matters

  Green Guidance
  White House council offers tips on meeting efficiency goals. By Elizabeth Newell

• Intelligence File

  No Talking
  While politicians took credit for the death of Osama bin Laden, career employees were told to keep quiet. By Shane Harris

• Viewpoint

  Out in the Open
  Public participation can make a difference in the cleanup of toxic nuclear sites. By Michael Lennon

• Viewpoint

  The Best Defense
  The deeper meaning of 'surge' is to ramp up for any contingency, including civilian disaster response. By Donald L. Losman

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  The 2012 presidential campaign is off to an unserious start. By Tom Shoop
• Briefing
  The last laugh, vacation daze, the e-gov squeeze, NASA's space travels and rethinking NIH.
• Perspectives
  How important is soft power to our nation's security? By Timothy B. Clark

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