President Obama's 2008 election campaign made strong commitments to reduce the government's dependence on the use of contractors. Now come the implementation details:

Rethinking How to Improve Contracting Contracting issues will be on the front burner of the Obama administration, and the stakes are large. The Administration has already committed to greater transparency, stronger ethics, more competition, and rethinking the roles of contractors and government employees.

As the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) celebrates its 50th year, it continues to pursue oneof the most complex and exciting missions in the federal

J. Christopher Mihm is the managing director for strategicissues at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).In this role, he is responsible for GAO’s crosscutting work,