Environment & Economy: Part 2 of Sustainable Development
Exploring the connections between public and private sectors, political and legal drivers and components of sustainable development.
Policy
Environment & Economy: Part 1 of 3 Ecosystem-based Adaptation
In order to place a value on an ecosystem service, governments must encourage an integrative approach. Policy makers must communicate with operations teams and other departments that may value a system in a different way.
Entrepreneurial Thinking in Government
The nature of the public service is changing, and the old ways are not coming back. The future of public administration is transformation – and it’s high time we started supporting public servants to scuttle the old systems that keep governments entrenched in non-value-added work.
OMB Outlines a Sweeping New Shared Services Approach
The federal government announced a new initiative on Friday that moves shared service missions into central offices to standardize purchasing.
Environmental Protection Policy – Who is Responsible?
In local government, we must be aware of the opportunity we possess to help create a healthy future for us, our community members and the environment that sustains us. What can we do?
How to Create Equitable Stormwater Utility Fees
Stormwater utility fees are a common public-private partnership to fund stormwater programs. Maintaining an equatable fee structure is important.
DorobekINSIDER: The Biggest Obstacle to Good Government
Federal agencies have gotten very good at making a broken system work — perhaps too good.
OPM Releases Final Rule on CIO Hiring Authority
Hiring and retaining IT talent continues to be a top concern for agencies, especially as they modernize. This situation has led to a final determination from the administration about the hiring authority of CIOs.
New Legislation Introduced to Protect Health Benefits During Shutdowns
Lawmakers across the aisle in the House and Senate introduced two bills each to address the issue of health coverage during government shutdowns.
Moving From Cloud First to Cloud Smart
Cloud Smart differs from earlier federal cloud policies by focusing on adopting the technology effectively rather than by any means possible.