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November 8, 2005

EDITOR'S NOTE: THE CASE OF THE MISSING TEXT
In an article published in the November 2005 issue of Government Leader, featuring an interview with Karen Evans titled "The E-government Evolution" beginning on page 17 a production error during transmission to the printer resulted in the last two lines of the interview being dropped from the printed page. A reproduction of the corrected print edition article is available here.

PRESCRIPTION FOR PROGRESS: DR. JULIE GERBERDING BELIEVES IN CONNECTING, NOT BUSTING, SILOS TO KEEP CDC IN GOOD HEALTH
If there’s one characteristic that Dr. Julie Gerberding has shown as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it’s that she keeps a cool head in a crisis — 23 crises, to be exact.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TRANSFORMATION
It's not just control, oversight and overhead. It's about standardizing processes, linking projects to strategic goals, driving results, improving the bottom line. Learn how to improve your organization by clicking here to download "Strategically Transform Your Organization: Execution for the Executive".

THE E-GOVERNMENT PAYOFF: WHERE FINANCE, ACQUISITION AND HR CONVERGE, E-GOV PROJECTS DELIVER
E-government, the electronic kiss that is transforming government from a wart-covered frog trapped in a stovepipe into a handsome, service-delivering prince, is no fairy tale.

GETTING REAL ABOUT REAL PROPERTY: PMA IS TRANSFORMING FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
About a year and a half ago, President Bush, with little fanfare, issued Executive Order 13327, making federal property management part of the effort to transform government and folding it into his management agenda.

FINANCE: CLEAN AUDITS, WEAK SYSTEMS
The good news: More agencies are receiving clean audits on the their financial statements. The bad news: Their financial systems can’t generate the comprehensive data needed for day-to-day financial management.