Management

Make Me Laugh

Serious bureaucracy needs a good kick in the funny bone.

  • Brian Friel
Management

Walking the Talk

Getting first responders on the same wavelength requires more than just new technology.

  • David Perera and Jonathan Marino
Management

The Success of Failure

There’s a reason people keep making the same mistakes.

  • Shane Harris
Management

Sticking Around

Retirement surge and empty pipeline fears mostly are unfounded.

  • Brian Friel
Management

Further Complications

Poor management can make a difficult software project impossible.

  • David Perera
Management

Breaking the Sound Barrier

An agency is only as good as its ability to communicate.

  • Pat McLagan
Management

Guarding the Purse Strings

Members of Congress are making the earmark process more transparent, but they’re still asserting their authority to direct money to special projects.

  • David Baumann
Management

Who’s the Boss?

Federal workers answer to the Constitution.

  • Brian Friel
Management

Geographic Cure

The emergency medical system returns home, hopefully to better health.

  • Zack Phillips
Management

Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom

But until a rose is a rose in every database, government agencies won't be able to share pruning tips -- or much else.

  • David Perera
Management

Guarding Turf

As Defense secretary, will Robert Gates put the CIA back on track?

  • Shane Harris
Management

Business Without Borders

To compete, agencies must collaborate all over the map.

  • Brian Friel
Management

Multiple Award Maze

How the GSA schedule really works - and how to stay out of trouble.

  • Kimberly Palmer
Management

Known Unknowns

Defense's financial management problems defy easy fixes.

  • Katherine McIntire Peters
Management

Help Wanted: Boring Jobs

Human resources offices need to spice up their vacancy postings.

  • Brian Friel
Management

Worldly View

Geospatial agency shifts with the times: buys images, gives them away.

  • Shane Harris
Management

Speeding Up Acquisition Reform

Wartime urgency pulls back the red tape on accelerated projects.

  • Dov S. Zakheim
Management

Treading in Gray Areas

Avoiding the appearance of a conflict of interest can be a high wire act.

  • Kimberly Palmer
Management

Church and State

How much should federal managers let faith be their guide?

  • Brian Friel
Management

FEMA's Makeover

Acquisition chief Deidre Lee is getting ready for the next Katrina - just don't ask about those no-bid contracts.

  • Kimberly Palmer
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