http://www.govexec.comIan Kullgren is a staff reporter for the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire. Prior to his current role, he covered the 2012 election in his home state of Michigan, where he followed the Republican primary race in Michigan’s 6th Congressional District for MLive Media Group. He was also a member of the Michigan capitol press corps for Michigan State University's State News, covering Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, the state legislature and the Republican National Convention in Tampa.en-usFri, 12 Apr 2013 12:04:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/sequestration-could-give-ammunition-foreign-spies-officials-warn/62471/Managers beware: Cuts may encourage espionage.Ian Kullgren, SHFWireFri, 12 Apr 2013 12:04:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/04/sequestration-could-give-ammunition-foreign-spies-officials-warn/62471/Management - Promising PracticesImage by File404/Shutterstock.comhttp://www.govexec.com/management/cutting-costs/2013/04/defense-department-goes-green-save-lives-not-environment/62282/Defense Department begins looking at green energy as important war-fighting capability.Ian Kullgren, SHFWireThu, 04 Apr 2013 10:22:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/cutting-costs/2013/04/defense-department-goes-green-save-lives-not-environment/62282/Management - Cutting Costshttp://www.govexec.com/management/cutting-costs/2013/03/republicans-seek-kill-health-care-overhaul-starving-agencies-funding/62176/Law will be hard to kill entirely since many of its requirements involve mandatory spending.Ian Kullgren, SHFWireFri, 29 Mar 2013 11:22:46 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/cutting-costs/2013/03/republicans-seek-kill-health-care-overhaul-starving-agencies-funding/62176/Management - Cutting CostsThe House passed a budget plan by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., that would remove funding for the law instead of trying to remove it from the books altogether.Carolyn Kaster/AP file photohttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/03/hidden-view-offerings-vietnam-memorial-reveal-nations-loss/61960/Nearly 38 years after the war's end, the nation continues to visibly mourn those lost in Vietnam.Ian Kullgren, SHFWireTue, 19 Mar 2013 13:11:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/03/hidden-view-offerings-vietnam-memorial-reveal-nations-loss/61960/Management - Promising PracticesBruce Wolff, 14, of Canton, Ohio, kneels for a closer look at items left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall. More than 400,000 items have been left since the wall opened in 1982.SHFWire photo by Ian Kullgrenhttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/01/photos-inaugural-committee-holds-dress-rehearsal-fake-obamas/60647/Stand-ins take center stage at run through of inauguration.Ian Kullgren, SHFWireMon, 14 Jan 2013 12:10:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/01/photos-inaugural-committee-holds-dress-rehearsal-fake-obamas/60647/Management - Promising PracticesInaugural Capitol coordinator Matt McGowan, left, directs Air Force Staff Sgt. Serpico Elliott and Army Spc. Delandra Rollins as they stand in for President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama during an inauguration rehearsal Sunday. SHFWire photo by Ian Kullgrenhttp://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/01/nixons-100th-birthday-supporters-seek-reshape-history/60615/Loyalists want to reframe Nixon’s story to include his accomplishments.Ian Kullgren, SHFWireFri, 11 Jan 2013 12:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/01/nixons-100th-birthday-supporters-seek-reshape-history/60615/Management - Promising PracticesFormer secretary of state Henry Kissinger praises President Richard Nixon’s role as a peacemaker at the Richard Nixon Foundation’s Centennial Birthday Gala on Wednesday at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington. SHFWire photo by Ian Kullgren