On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Sick of going to one government bureaucracy for a service only to get passed along to another and yet another? Wonder why government doesn’t communicate across agencies to provide a centralized service to you? New Zealand came up with a solution. You’ll meet the man behind it. Click here for theRead… Read more »
The Labor Department’s Office of Disability Employment hosted a webcast, Policy Development Think Tank Webcast: New Strategies for Successful Collaboration, as part of the ePolicyWorks initiative. DorobekINSIDER’s Chris Dorobek hosted the panel. The panelists outlined their perspectives on the use of new and innovative open government strategies for policy developments. On the Panel: GB: GadiRead… Read more »
Buffalo Councilmembers Michael LoCurto and David Rivera have introduced a Resolution seeking to explore the possibility of utilizing a process called Participatory Budgeting in the City of Buffalo. Participatory Budgeting allows citizens to decide how a municipalities budget funds are spent. Participatory budgeting involves several steps: 1) Community members identify spending priorities and select budgetRead… Read more »
One of the more worrisome aspects of sequestration has been the lack of transparency in how these massive, across the board cuts will impact projects and programs throughout government. With the recent release of the Office of Management and Budget report, compiled in response to the Sequestration Transparency Act, some of the aggregate impact isRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Leadership lessons from successful federal leaders. The Partnership for Public Service has sat down with the Service to America Medal winners to find out what leadership tactics work and which ones don’t. Click here for the full recap. Sequestration 101 — how many of you actually know what happens if sequestrationRead… Read more »
Be honest. You have heard us all talking/worrying/complaining about the potential for sequestration since August of 2011, but do you actually know how it would work? I, for one, only had a loose understanding of the process. Todd Harrison is a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. He gave Chris DorobekRead… Read more »
With the fiscal reality of today’s government, it is common to hear that agencies are increasingly being asked to do more with fewer resources. Technological innovation has increasingly been seen as one more way government can cut costs, while increasing productivity. From the White House’s Digital Government Strategy to individual agencies, such as the EqualRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Can the government team up to save the Atlantic Ocean? The Menhaden? Click here for the full recap. Is a cloud on every desktop really a reality? Maybe so at the Government Printing Office. We got the inside look from CPO’s Chief Information Officer, Chuck Riddle. Click here for the fullRead… Read more »
Register Here Continuing Resolutions: CRs in a Nutshell Thursday, September 27, 2012 12:00-1:00 PM National Place Complex, Room 720 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW –Use the entrance on F St between 13th and 14th Streets Guest Speaker: Judy Thomas, Budget Methods Specialist, Budget Concepts Branch, Office of Management and Budget Budget pressures are increasing the demandRead… Read more »
In the late 1980s, when my daughters were in elementary school, I worked at a large government professional services provider. Like many other contractors, we were forced to create separate organizations and cost centers to compete for an increasing number of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) contracts. It started with less skilled tasks but eventuallyRead… Read more »