Over the past 12 months, the federal government has experienced a significant expansion. Stimulus funding is now funneling to new and augmented programs. The government has assumed an unprecedented role in the automotive and banking industries. Most recently, the Obama Administration has established a substantive, new direction for managing the multi-sector workforce, which includes the mix of public, private, and volunteer personnel who execute public missions. Taken together, these developments suggest the start of a new era for the federal government.