Managing Technology
Mixed Signals
Jammers meant to foil roadside bombs in Baghdad jeopardize troop safety.
News And Analysis
Balancing Openness and Privacy
To disclose or not to disclose, that is Daniel J. Metcalfe’s legacy.
Outlook
Winning Over the Workers
Agencies are gaining the trust of the American people. If only they could say the same for their own employees.
Editor's Notebook
Generals Speak Out
Emphasizing combat instead of nation-building has some concerned.
News And Analysis
Sniffing Out Threats
New York’s mystery odor shows that modern sensors are limited in their ability to detect airborne chemicals.
News And Analysis
Basic Math
The federal budget proposal is an exercise in optimism or delusion, depending on your point of view.
News And Analysis
Scaling Mount Vista
Federal agencies look ahead to Microsoft’s new operating system.
Features
Shooting For Mars
Relying on a tried-and-true design from the Apollo program, Lockheed Martin wins its bid to build the next human spacecraft.
Features
Tribal War
Fueled by frustration with an impotent government and resentment of violent American tactics, the forgotten war in Afghanistan threatens to ignite.
Features
Shock Troops
Commandant Gen. James T. Conway details what the Marine Corps needs to win in Iraq and elsewhere.
Management
Nuclear security employees to try pay-for-performance
More than 2,000 employees are slated to participate in a demonstration project at the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Pay & Benefits