Viewpoint
Good Intentions, Bad Idea
Unlike the military institutes, the public service academy concept is flawed from the start.
Management Matters - Advice And Dissent
Dodging the Spear Phisher
Protecting government data hinges on training employees not to take the bait.
Management Matters - Advice And Dissent
Trust Troubles
Low faith in government can make managers’ jobs harder.
Features
Getting Into The Game
They’re fenced out of competition by bundled contracts and gobbled up by goliaths, but small businesses still find their way into the federal market— and now, things might get easier.
News And Analysis
Shuffling Supplies
FEMA turns to the private sector to make sure disaster areas get ample provisions—and fast.
News And Analysis
Sideshow
Focusing on a minor player lets the military claim short-term progress in Iraq, but it leaves the main problem unsolved.
Features
Big Contracts, Big Problems
Lead systems integrators are in the hot seat as major programs flounder.
Defense
IG urges better post-disaster data sharing
Privacy requirements hurt law enforcement agencies’ ability to locate missing children and others in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, auditors found.
Features
Budgetary Jugglers
For the Army, balance between transformation and war is increasingly costly.
Features