Management Matters - Advice And Dissent

A Change Agent Failure

What happens when a manager does it all his way.

Managing Technology

Shadow IT

Unauthorized software on government PCs is on the rise. Resisting it is futile. Managing it isn’t.

Features

A Feel For Numbers

What if we fought terrorism using hard data instead of gut feelings and partisan politics?

Features

Small Bird, Big Trouble

Adding the sage grouse to the Endangered Species List would have far-reaching consequences for the energy industry.

News And Analysis

Disability Loophole

Federal firefighters are trapped in a Catch-22 health crisis.

Features

Balancing Act

Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. seeks to steady an Army out of whack due to the debilitating demands of two ongoing wars.

News And Analysis

The Unsurge

Gen. David Petraeus says the drawdown means military goals have been met in Iraq, but critics paint another picture.

News And Analysis

Jumping Ship

With agencies turning to their own IT contracts, GSA struggles to pull business back in.

News And Analysis

Cyber Wars

As attackers hack government computer networks across the globe, the Pentagon seeks the best defense.

News And Analysis

Virtually There

From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, any place anywhere can be modeled and used for training online.

Outlook

Out of the Dark Corner

In Every Issue

The Buzz

Editor's Notebook

Two Generals

Is seeking to “win” hazardous to the Army’s long-term health? by Timothy B. Clark

Defense

Forward Observer: Just Your Money

The price tag for the war on terror from Sept. 11, 2001, through the fiscal year ended Sunday, will likely top $800 billion.

News

The Trust Index: Worse Than Watergate

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News

Don't Use the Handicapped Stall--Really

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News

Duck Decapitation Debate

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Defense

DHS traveler screening system under fire from privacy advocates

The department has been using the system for several years to perform risk assessments on the 120 million people who seek to enter the United States annually.

Tech

Contractor found liable for installing counterfeit switches

Case illustrates the challenges federal technology managers and contractors face in trying to avoid fake products.