Government Executive, Volume 34, Number 4, April 2002
Washington, DC: Executive Publications, Inc., 2002. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Format is approximately 8.25 inches by 11 inches. 86 pages. Wraps. Illustrations (some in color). Mailing information and inspection stamp on front cover. Tom Ridge is on the front cover. Government Executive is an American media publication that covers daily government business. Their reporting is tailored to civilian posts, federal officials, and military officials involved in the day-to-day of public policy. Government Executive Media Group is a subsidiary of Atlantic Media. Government Executive Media Group also includes Nextgov, which covers technology and the future of government; Defense One, covering emerging national security issues; and Route Fifty, reporting on state and local government. The site also maintains a burgeoning events division, which produces at least 85 events per year. Last year, it produced “Fedstival,” a convention of leaders throughout the U.S. federal government to discuss the future of bureaucracy. Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26, 1945) is an American politician and author who served as the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security from 2001 to 2003, and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005. Prior to this, Ridge was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 and the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, U.S. President George W. Bush named Ridge the first director of the newly created Office of Homeland Security. In January 2003, the Office of Homeland Security became an official Cabinet-level Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and Ridge became the first Secretary of Homeland Security. He served in these roles for Bush's first term as president, then retired and returned to the private sector. Condition: very good.
Keywords: Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, Terrorism, System Integration, CIO, Activity-Based Costing, Acquisition, Periodicals
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