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• Beyond the Magazine: Work and Play
  A look at state-of-the-art facilities and resources agencies have dedicated to enhancing employees' physical and mental well-being.
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• Beyond the Magazine: NSA's Tool Kit
  National Security Agency officials have spent 16 years developing a more inclusive workplace. That means offering disability awareness training and renovating facilities to make them more accessible.
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• Beyond the Magazine: Acadia National Park
  The Acadia National Park workforce is ensuring that more young people to acquire a love for nature through the park.
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• Beyond the Magazine: NOAA's Green Acres
  When managers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration decided to replace their decades-old satellite operations center, they wanted something appropriate to reflect the agency's mission of collecting and analyzing geological and ecological data.
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• Beyond the Magazine: Land Management
  Under pressure to boost domestic energy production, federal land managers are reshaping the West in profound ways. In the Feb. 1, 2008, issue of Government Executive, Senior Correspondent Katherine McIntire Peters examined the effect this reshaping is having in Wyoming.
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• Government at Work: Battling Wildfire
  The wildfires that began Oct. 21, 2007 in San Diego's Witch Creek have spread to a region North from Carlsbad to the Mexican border to the South. A federal disaster declaration for the area resulted on Oct. 24.
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• Beyond the Magazine: Patrolling the Border
  In the Aug. 1, 2007 issue of Government Executive, Editor and President Timothy B. Clark reported on a trip to southern California to see U.S. border enforcement efforts in action. He also took a series of photos documenting officers' activities
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• Government at Work: Battling Bird Flu
  Since 1997, dozens of humans have contracted avian influenza. Of particular concern is a subtype known as H5N1, because it mutates rapidly and can cause severe disease in humans -- raising the specter of a global flu pandemic. In 2005, several federal organizations launched an interagency initiative to address such a prospect. Two key agencies in the bird flu battle are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Geological Survey.
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• Beyond the Magazine: NASA's New Orbiter
  In the March 1, 2007, issue of Government Executive, Kimberly Palmer reported on NASA's efforts to develop Orion, the new spacecraft that will carry astronauts back to the moon. Here's a look at the project's historical foundations and where it's likely to end up.
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• A Look Back: The National Park Service
  Ever since Congress created Yellowstone National Park in 1872, the National Park Service has been working to preserve America's natural treasures. It's among the best-documented federal agencies, maintaining a vast archive of historical photos showing the development of the park system over the years.
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• Beyond the Magazine: A Persian Gulf Journey
  In December 2006, Government Executive Editor and President Timothy B. Clark wrote about his experiences on a trip to observe U.S. military operations overseas. Traveling with 44 other civilians and Defense Department escorts, he flew 17,000 miles through seven time zones to three Persian Gulf countries and Djibouti on the Horn of Africa.
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