This week’s final April blog post addresses the last and most important of the four fundamentals underpinning an efficient and effective procurement system, sound requirements development. Sound requirements development is vital to delivering best value outcomes for government and the taxpayer. Sound requirements development increases competition and creates the framework for efficient and effective contractorRead… Read more »
Millennials — the tech savy, short attention spanned 20-somethings are entering the government workforce in record numbers. They’re often lauded as the tech saviors for the older, outdated workforce. But there are still a bunch of things these young employees can learn from their predecessors. Mark Babbitt is CEO and Founder of YouTern. He toldRead… Read more »
Yesterday I attended an event sponsored by NASPAA (The National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration) focused on the “new and improved” Pathways Program designed to better infuse new blood into the federal government workforce. While there has been an increased interest in government service, due somewhat to the popularity of The WestRead… Read more »
Something read to us at TEDxSummit by Jason Hsu of TEDxTaipei and then in the native Greek by Katerina Biliouri of TEDxThessaloniki. There are real messages in it for those of us who wish to create change in the world. It’s no less about relationships, friendship and love. Ithaca When you set out on yourRead… Read more »
The Defense Department Friday released its bi-yearly report entitled “Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan,” which provides insight as to how well Afghan national security efforts are going. The report offers also covers progress in rule of law, economics, and road conditions. It states that the situation is improving in Afghanistan, thoughRead… Read more »
Feds give government executives low marks when it comes to leadership. That’s the top finding from a new assessment of the Parternership for Public Service Best Places to Work in Government rankings. Tom Fox is the Vice President for Leadership and Innovation at PPS. He gave Chris Dorobek on the DorobekINSIDER a breakdown of theRead… Read more »
What is the difference between MPP and MPA? You might be wondering about this and the simple answer is not much. However, depending on the school you attend the MPA can focus on a more qualitative curriculum and the MPP will focus on a more quantitative curriculum. However, it is not uncommon for their toRead… Read more »
Why Feds don’t respect their Leaders, More with less for CIOs and Matchmaking with the SBA and Gov’t by GovLoop Insights On today’s program for Wednesday May 2nd 2012 How would you rate leadership in your organization? A new assessment from the Partnership for Public Service shows — not great. We’ll find out why andRead… Read more »
Jack Holt is the Director for Policy Analysis for Blue Ridge Information Systems and an adjunct lecturer at Georgetown University. He’s a National Guard vet, including a stint with DoD leading their emerging media strategies. To read more insightful musings from Jack, check out his blog at jackholtapr.com. Follow Jack on Twitter @Jack_Holt. One ofRead… Read more »
One of the biggest reasons managers give for resisting the implementation of telework policies is that they do not believe that their employees will “really” work when they are not in the office. Those of us who have embraced a more flexible work design may consider this an “attitude adjustment” problem – on the partRead… Read more »