INPUT Analyst Erin Brady reports. The state of California released Governor Brown’s revised FY 2011-12 budget in mid-May 2011. The revised budget addresses the solutions put forth in the Governor’s Recommended Budget released in January 2011, along with additional solutions deemed necessary to reduce the state’s budget deficit. Even with $13.4 billion in solutions proposedRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Good thing Corridor is up and running. Due to budget cuts, Federal CIO Kundra has pulled the plug on FedSpace She said to wiki this way. Syracuse University Professor Ines Mergel has published a report with the Center on using Wikis in the federal government: “Using Wikis in Government: A Guide for PublicRead… Read more »
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: our career expectations are totally messed up. You know what else I think? The school system, a system that we spend the better part of our lives in, is a key contributor. In school the curriculum is linear and clearly defined; teachers check homework daily;Read… Read more »
INPUT Sr. Analyst Chris Cotner reports. When Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett introduced his budget in a pointed address to a joint session of the General Assembly on March 8, 2011, he quipped, “The electorate, its trust scraped to the bone by lies and half truths, isn’t going to stand for another broken promise … IRead… Read more »
During a recent solution strategy session for a very large enterprise, a need developed for creating visual prototypes and simulations illustrating the end-state of the enterprise system to be built. The system, or really “solution” (since the ROI would be derived not only from IT, but also from organization change, process re-engineering, physical and digitalRead… Read more »
When working in a team environment, how do you deal with a consistent dissenter who is vocal about what has not worked in the past? – Federal manager (GS-15) from the Department of Education It can be hard to inspire a team when you’re faced with dissension from another team member. In fact, their negativityRead… Read more »
INPUT Sr. Analyst Chris Cotner reports. New Governor Rick Snyder and Utah convert turned Budget Director/Director of the Michigan Department of Technology, John Nixon released the Michigan Executive Budget for FY 12 and FY 13 on February 17, 2011. The new team was greeted with 10 years of $0 revenue growth, one of the highestRead… Read more »
State & local governments are under particular duress this year, with the challenge of balancing their budgets even while unemployment insurance systems and social programs are increasingly depleted and pension systems face a shortfall. By some estimates, 44 states and the District of Columbia are facing budget crises that total more than $6 billion. LocalRead… Read more »
In Episode 19 of the Green Government Podcast we talk with Kevin Kampschroer, Director of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings at the U.S. General Services Administration. Kevin has created the framework for which GSA responds to the challenges of greenhouse gas emissions reductions and of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s mandate toRead… Read more »
Funding cuts have forced federal officials to cancel plans for two new open government websites. One was intended to allow federal workers to share information and work tips with one another and the other was designed to provide the public with information on the quality of federal services. Existing open government sites will continue —Read… Read more »