Government Executive September 2003 Vol. 35, No.13

To fix the intelligence agencies, we must embrace maverick analysts. Detecting a bioterror attack may be almost as difficult as responding to one. The Office of National Drug Control Policy is under pressure to show that its billion-dollar anti-drug campaign is working. Kenneth Feinberg has negotiated settlements in many large injury cases, including Agent Orange and asbestos, but none of them prepared him for the intensity of running the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund. Troops, equipment and supplies moved faster and more efficiently to war in Iraq than in any previous conflict. Now military planners must build on that success. start departments Developing a global portal does not require reinventing the wheel. The race is on for VISIT-perhaps the most lucrative homeland security contract. Focusing solely on preventing acquisition transgressions means losing sight of results. Small contract offices protest price structure for the Defense Travel System. - start COLUMNS =