April 2005 · Volume 87 · Number 3

Welcome to Our (Well-Protected) Building

Here are cost-effective ways to secure local government office buildings. 
Will Gunther, Newport News, Virginia. Read article

Building Solid Links Between Managers and Academics *

State management associations can be primary links with academic institutions. 
Rex Facer II and Bradley Owens, Provo, Utah. Read article

Studying Community Management: Civilian versus Military *

Are the contrasts between Army installation management and local government management really so great? 
John Macdonald and Robert Myers, Seoul, Korea. Read article

ICMA Fund for Professional Management 2004 Annual Contributions

Ethics

Corporate Profile

St. Paul Travelers 

On Retirement

The Value of Education 

Profile

Dana Reed, Town Manager, Bar Harbor, Maine 

Fast Facts

Benefits of E-Government 

FYI *

• Parking Technology Can Drive Local Revenue
• Fire Station Conversion
• Easy Access to Energy Improvement Funds in the Public Sector
• Successful Training on a Shoestring Budget
• Top Local Government Web Sites
• Orlando's Case Study: Equity in Union versus Nonunion Workforces
• Preventing Solid Waste Odors
• Transition Traps
• News on BRAC