Government Executive : Vol. 39 No. 18 (11/1/07)

FEATURES

• Insider Threat
  Controlling who gains access to what on computer networks is vitally important and devilishly hard. Success stories can help.
  By Jill R. Aitoro
• It's a Dirty Job
  But someone has to run the General Services Administration.
  By Robert Brodsky
• The Closer
  Prakash Khatri is pushing to patch an immigration leak he fears terrorists will sneak through.
  By Elizabeth Newell

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Erasing IEDs
  The Office of Bombing Prevention does not cut red and green wires, but it tries to cut red tape for those who do. By Zack Phillips
• Rising Expectations
  The start of a new union at GAO could change the labor landscape for white-collar feds. By Brittany Ballenstedt
• Tough Talk
  Campaign promises to shake up contracting and the federal workforce are short on details. By Robert Brodsky
• Displaced and Unwelcome
  The Iraqi refugee crisis threatens Middle East stability and sullies America's image abroad.By Katherine McIntire Peters

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Greening Your IT Shop
  Pressure to reduce data center energy consumption is mounting. Here's how to start. By Andrew Noyes

• Management Matters

  Gen X Execs
  The next generation of federal executives has begun its ascent. By Brian Friel

• Intelligence File

  iTunes and Intelligence
  What spies can learn from the music business. By Shane Harris

• Political World

  Scandal Politics
  Are lawmakers better at dishing out accountability than taking it? By Brian Friel

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  Are subsidies really required to get the workforce we need?
• The Buzz
  Gaining leadership abilities, old newbies, ruff going and short-staffed in Iraq.
• Outlook
  There are some silver linings in recent reports of federal employee misbehavior. By Tom Shoop

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