By Michael Ipsaro, PMP, CCE/A from Integrity Matters blog How a deep dive review can lead you to program gold. Routine monitoring of your acquisition program is important but is it enough to prevent problems that could damage your mission? Conducting a program assessment can reveal insights on a program’s health that will not onlyRead… Read more »
The Obama Administration should consider implementing a President’s Management Agenda (PMA) in its second term. The PMA structure used during the Bush administration clearly articulated management goals in areas such as financial accountability, human resources, competitive sourcing, e.government, and budget and performance integration. The PMA scorecard provided transparency with respect to status and results andRead… Read more »
If you indulge in Yahoo! Fantasy Football like me, this past weekend was particularly frustrating. For those who don’t engage in this pastime, the long and short is that their system went down, leaving me and thousands of other fans without access to our team’s information. It was almost unforgivable…but then I received the followingRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: 4 years in any technology cycle is a lifetime. Think about this – 4 years ago BYOD wasn’t even a possibility and tablets still seemed like a dream. So how can the government keep up? And more importantly how can the government utilize the latest and greatest technology to support itsRead… Read more »
Organizational transformation is a hot topic right now. Transformation comes in many forms. It can be anything from major business process re-engineering, to dealing with disruptive technologies, to the more typical transformation required to maintain an effective organization in an ever changing business environment. Every day executives evaluate where they want to take the organizationRead… Read more »
The Government Digital Service (GDS) is a new team within the United Kingdom’s Cabinet Office, and it is tasked with ensuring that the government provides top quality digital services to better meet citizens’ needs. On November 13, 2012, Tim O’Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media and Jennifer Pahlka, Founder and Executive Director of CodeRead… Read more »
I was working with the management team of a regional company. Their major assets are their facilities, and they work hard to make sure that each facility is the best in its market. I knew I was in for a treat when the CEO opened the meeting, saying, “We’re doing very well right now, butRead… Read more »
4 years in any technology cycle is a lifetime. Think about this – 4 years ago BYOD wasn’t even a possibility and tablets still seemed like a dream. So how can the government keep up? And more importantly how can the government utilize the latest and greatest technology to support its mission? Molly O’Neill isRead… Read more »
The IRS is a great case study of using social media for recruitment – and keeping a simple, yet effective message Story Highlights Government communications relies on a keeping a simple message Never assume simplicity lacks complexity IRS as a great case study for how to leverage social media for recruitment See related FCG postsRead… Read more »
Post Highlights GovDelivery report: Breaking Down Barriers to Effective Emergency Notifications Hurricane Sandy is a reminder of the complexity of disasters Report provides best practices and strategies for emergency management notifications When Hurricane Sandy landed on the east coast, much of the disaster response activities had already been put into play. FEMA had coordinated withRead… Read more »