Editor's Notebook
Professional and Personal
Next month’s Excellence in Government conference serves both needs.
Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File All Together Now
Thomas McNamara wants security agencies to share.
Managing Technology
Further Complications
Poor management can make a difficult software project impossible.
News And Analysis
Bargaining for Drugs
Can federal agencies follow a formula for lower-priced medicines?
News And Analysis
Falling Through the Cracks
The military struggles to combat the rising suicide rate among Iraq veterans.
News And Analysis
Lethal Weapons
Low-tech arms and loose networks trip up the world’s most sophisticated fighting force.
News And Analysis
In the Dock
Key Coast Guard and Navy shipbuilding programs are failing to deliver.
News And Analysis
Back-Office Blueprints
OMB’s plan to consolidate IT infrastructure gets little fanfare in fiscal 2008 budget.
Features
Cleaning Up Coal
Coal is cheap and abundant, but there’s a high environmental price for burning it. Energy Department scientists are trying to change that.
Features
Righting the Ship
A former submarine commander takes the helm at the Homeland Security Department’s troubled science shop.
Defense
Coast Guard cancels patrol boat contract
Agency will be more involved in managing the program, and will solicit new bids for design and development work.
Pay & Benefits