DorobekINSIDER: The Biggest Obstacle to Good Government
Federal agencies have gotten very good at making a broken system work — perhaps too good.
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Dorobekinsider: End Shutdowns by Shutting Government Down
Agencies have learned how to ‘do more with less’ — or, in many instances, ‘do too much with nothing,’ all too well. That has demonstrated itself with decades of continuing resolutions… and shutdowns.
Get Your Finances in Order – Shutdown Budgeting 101
More people are thinking about their retirement right now because they’ve been under pay freezes, budget cuts, sequestration and furloughs.
What to Consider When Innovating Your IT
Everywhere you look, government agencies are juggling a number of IT modernization initiatives. Introducing new technology is exciting and leads to better services for constituents, but it can also be extremely challenging to implement for many reasons.
DorobekINSIDER: Godspeed Former OMBer Jeff Koch
I was awaiting the formal obituary, but… I’m heartbroken to report that Jeff Koch passed away over the weekend.
DorobekINSIDER – Moderators Matter, but why do conferences matter?
The following post is an excerpt from the introduction of the book I’m writing — Moderator’s Matter: How to have conference sessions that don’t suck. The book is still in the works, but I thought I would share some of the sections as they are in progress. Before detailing why moderators matter, it is importantRead… Read more »
Meet the Govie Helping Veterans Access Care Online
By helping to create a centralized benefits website for veterans, Marcy Jacobs has made accessing care easier and more intuitive than ever.
Big Data Comes With Big Promises, Untapped Potential
Governments of all sizes have created data and analytics departments to assess what they have, coordinate communication between agencies and report stories that the numbers show.
Meet the Govie Taking On Peanut Allergies
Soheila Maleki has been at the forefront of allergy research her entire career, working with the USDA to develop health solutions and expand our understanding of nut allergies.
Meet the Govie Who Saves Lives with Satellites
Tim Schmit has spent 20 years developing weather satellites that produce the data that goes into the life-saving forecasts that we take for granted.