Government Executive Vol. 36, No.6

start features - 34 = Before sending explorers to Mars, the space agency must search its own soul. - 44 = The National Guard is being overhauled to both fight wars overseas and to defend the homeland. - 52 = The Coast Guard's revolutionary acquisition strategy hits choppy waters. - 60 = DHS agencies carefully choreographed a response to terrorist threats on New Year's. - 67 = Acting Secretary Les Brownlee once again leads troops through tumultuous times. start News & Analysis - 16 = FCC enforcement chief David Solomon is the voice of legal reason in the middle of the great national decency debate. - 20 = John Marshall seeks to rebuild the Agency for International Development. - 24 = Spain's 9/11 leads to pleas for increased U.S. rail security. - 26 = Despite months of negotiation, union leaders are blasting Homeland Security's proposed personnel system. - 30 = The State Department struggles to stem visa delays that send the wrong message to foreign students and scholars. start advice+dissent - DEPARTMENTS - 73 = GSA is getting lots of advice on the next-generation federal telecom contract. - 75 = Lessons from the effort to bring coherent management to the National Zoo. - 76 = Beware of the pitfalls of new leadership positions. - start IN every issue - COLUMNS = - 6 = Our new look combines the best elements of business magazine publishing with a varied and visually compelling treatment of topics. - 8 = - 10 = Jennifer Garner, the new CIA face. Is John Kerry way off base? Colin Powell makes his case. Park Service officials must stay in place. - 78 = Don't shed a tear for the time when reinventing government was all the rage.