Government Executive : Vol. 41 No. 2 (2/1/09)

FEATURES

• Heading for Disaster
  The dangers of building a new social contract between government and citizens by making it up as we go along.
  By Donald F. Kettl
• Fallout
  A string of debacles in handling nuclear weapons is forcing a major overhaul of Air Force operations.
  By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Gathering Good
  Despite their varied agendas, think tanks, nonprofits and associations are banding together under one overarching theme-to make government better.
  By Alyssa Rosenberg

NEWS+ANALYSIS

• Walking the Talk
  Janet Napolitano knows firsthand DHS' failure to control the border. But can she do anything about it? By Katherine McIntire Peters
• Senior Seminar
  Some of the government's top career executives have transition homework to do. By Brittany Ballenstedt
• Social Butterflies
  Agencies are spreading their wings and exploring social media outlets from YouTube to Twitter. By Elizabeth Newell

ADVICE+DISSENT

• Managing Technology

  Reaching for the Clouds
  Shared approach provides IT tools when they're needed and cuts costs when they're not. By Jill R. Aitoro

• Management Matters

  Handing Out Rewards
  There are good and bad ways to recognize employees. By Brian Friel

IN EVERY ISSUE

• Editor's Notebook
  It's Barack Obama's moment-and the federal government's. By Tom Shoop
• Briefing
  On the job with fed TV, examining budget blips and letting everyone in the TSP.

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