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A new web site hit the world in late 2005. The Understanding Government Foundation was established to help all of us better know and appreciate the inner workings of the Executive Branch of government, whether it be at the federal, state, or local level.

The Foundation’s Mission is:

improving the performance of the executive branch by helping journalists do a better job of covering it...The Forum...gives government employees an anonymous but public venue to discuss common concerns, debate issues of public interest, and share information...

“The Forum,” at the UG web site, is the place for everyone to discuss, defend, analyze, and attack all the doings of government – good, bad, and inactive, er, I mean, indifferent.

A sampling of my "Forum" articles appears below for your information. Feel free to go to “The Forum” at the UG web site and participate in the debate.

"Vice" President, As In...? (June 25 - 29, 2007)	Hazy, Hot, and Humid DC Summer (June 18 - 22, 2007)	The Children Shall Lead Us: The Tragedy and Triumph of Washington, DC Public Schools (June 11 - 15, 2007)	Scooter Libby, No Child Left Behind, and a Terrible Crash (June 4 - 8, 2007)	Your Obedient Servant, Abraham Lincoln (May 28 - June 1, 2007)
Cut and Run + Stay the Course = Iraq Solution (May 21 - 25, 2007)	Big, Real Big -- Our National Debt (May 14 - 18, 2007)	Public Service Employees Recognition Week (May 7 - 11, 2007)	Crossing The Iraqi Rubicon (Week of April 30 - May 4, 2007)	Overcoming Inertia (Week of April 23 - 27, 2007)
A Matter of Life & Death: Virgina Tech Massacre (Week of April 16 - 20, 2007)	It's Tax Time! Many Happy Returns? (Week of April 9 - 13, 2007)	Piling on Alberto Gonzales (Week of April 2 - 6, 2007)	Where is the Middle? (March 26 - 30, 2007)	Free Speech & Government Employees (March 16 - 23, 2007)
The Stuff of Leaders (March 12 - 16, 2007)	Punishing Honesty -- Silencing Sentiments (March 5 - 9, 2007)	Lack of Vision (February 26 - March 2, 2007)	Getting Engaged (February 19 - 23, 2007)	Where's the Love? (February 12 - 16, 2007)
Scooter Libby & Helicopter Pilots (February 5-9, 2007)	Contract Fraud - Payback Time (January 29-February 2, 2007)	State of the Union (January 22-26, 2007)	Congress Turns Up the Heat (January 15-19, 2007)	It's Going To Be a Busy Year (January 8 -12, 2007)
New Iraq Intelligence Direction (January 1 -5, 2007)	The Year in Review - Part II (December 25-29, 2006)	The Year in Review - Part I (December 18-22, 2006)	What's Your Christmas Wish? (December 11-15, 2006)	Iraq Study Group Report (December 4-8, 2006)
The New Order (November 27-December 1, 2006)	Price of Silence (November 20-24, 2006)	Being Responsible for Your Work (November 13-17, 2006)	2006 Election Courtesy Of Your Executive Branch (November 6-10, 2006)	Is IRS's Free File Program Free? (October 30 - November 3, 2006)
Let's Get "Googley" (October 23 - 27)	How Political Are We? (October 16 - 20)	What's New? State Department (October 9 - 13)	Pay & Contracting Out (October 2 - 6, 2006)	It's a Wrap! Fiscal Year 2006 Comes to a Close(September 25 - 29, 2006)
Should We Stop Annual Appraisals of Government Employees?	Examining the National Security Personnel System (NSPS)	Medicare -- Blessing or Bust?	What a Wild, Wacky Week It Was!	The "Real" Story Behind Cheney's Hunting Accident
Time & Money (August 14 - 18, 2006)	What's the Secret About Keeping Secrets? (August 21 - 25, 2006)	Katrina Chaos -- Bringing Order Out of the Storm (August 28 - September 1, 2006)	A Dangerous Divide (September 4 - 8, 2006)	Is E-gov Working? (September 11 – 15, 2006)
“Today We Celebrate” (Week of July 10 – 14, 2006)	“Message and Measurement – Communicate and Count” (Week of July 17 – 21, 2006)	"Frazzled? I Know Why" (Week of July 24 - 28, 2006)	"Tysons Tunnels Towards Tomorrow" (Week of July 31 - August 4, 2006)	"Procurement Pains" (Week of August 4 - 11, 2006)
Should We Be Contracting Out Government? (June 5 - 9, 2006)	FEMA's in the Tank Again (Week of June 12 - 16, 2006)	"Is Anybody Talking?" (Week of June 19 - 23, 2006)	"Do You Feel The Change?" (Week of June 26 - 30, 2006)	"A Lazy Uneventful Summer? (Week of July 3 - 7, 2006)
There's a Storm Brewing In Our Ports	Everything Is On The (Re)Cycle	Persistent Drumbeat (Week of March 6 - 10)	Censure Sleepwalking	Of Course I'm Nuts! (Week of March 20 - 24)
Can't We Talk About Something Other Than Immigration?	More Than Just The Climate Is Warming	What's Hot Beyond The Washington, DC Beltway (April 10 -14)	We Wait For Josh Bolten (Week of April 17 - 20, 2006)	Classified Information: One Gets Pultizer, One Gets Fired!
Public Service Employee Recognition Week (May 1 - 5, 2006)	When All Else Fails, Cut Taxes (May 8 - 12, 2006)	How Exciting (May 15 - 19, 2006)	Immigration Legislation Approved (May 22 - 26, 2006)	Whistleblowers Wait and Wonder (May 29 - June 2, 2006)
Bringing College Grads Into Government Service	Retirement Reflections	Blogging And The First Amendment	UG Chooses YETMO For Its First Online Chat	We Need Do More Than Merely Pay Taxes
Not Enough Talk About Government Ops (September 18 - 22, 2006)