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Breul Interviewed on Obama's Management Initiatives
Jonathan Breul was interviewed by Federal News Radio about Obama's management initiatives.
"Motivating workers is easier than you think".
Read Kamensky's column for Federal Computer Week
The IBM Center for The Business of Government Newsletter.
Find out about the 13 new proposals for research reports The Center has funded here
Breul, Kamensky Write "Risk: When Things Go Wrong"
Jonathan Breul and John Kamensky wrote an article for the Harvard Ash Institute's "Better, Faster, Cheaper - Smart Ideas for Government" website, titled "Risk: When Things Go Wrong."
Kamensky cited on agencies posting more data online
Senior Fellow John Kamensky was cited in the Federal Times article "OMB directs agencies to post more data online"
Breul, Kamensky Write "Shared Services: Less Costly Than "Free" Services"
Jonathan Breul and John Kamensky penned a column for the Harvard Ash Institute's "Better, Faster, Cheaper - Smart Ideas for Government" website, titled "Shared Services: Less Costly Than 'Free' Services."
Wyld Talks Cloud on Federal News Radio
IBM Center report author David Wyld is interviewed on Federal News Radio about his latest report, "Moving to the Cloud: An Introduction to Cloud Computing in Government." More than 1,000 readers have downloaded or ordered copies in the first two weeks since its release.
Jonathan D. Breul and John Kamensky write the article,
"Collaboration: First Step or Last Resort?," for the Better, Faster, Cheaper - Smart Ideas for Government website.
Jonathan D. Breul and John Kamensky write the article, "What Keeps You Awake At Night: Top Ten Challenges Facing Public Managers," for the Better, Faster, Cheaper - Smart Ideas for Government website.
Jonathan D. Breul and John Kamensky were invited by the Saudi Arabian government to participate and make presentations to "The International Conference for Administrative Development: Towards Excellence in Public Sector Performance." November 1-4, 2009 under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. Others participating in the program include management guru Tom Peters and reinventing government author David Osborne.
Breul, Kamensky Write on Information Overload
Jonathan Breul and John Kamensky co-authored "Making Sense from Information Overload" for Harvard Ash Institute's Better, Faster, Cheaper" website. They note that government is increasing its analytic capabilities and describe four key characteristics for success.
HUD's novel approach to performance management
Jonathan Breul, executive director for the IBM Center for the Business of Government, agree that performance-focused set-asides can help agencies make the most of their resources. Read the Federal Times article
OMB hires Shelley MetzenbaumThe Office of Management and Budget is developing a new federal performance management framework and the government's chief performance officer Zients, recruited Shelley Metzenbaum to help lead the effort to design the plan. Read her material on Performance Management
Columbus Chamber and Findley Davies Partner for Forum with Jonathan Breul Read the article.
Breul on OMB pushing tougher program evalutions
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IBM Center Blog in the media
The IBM Center for The Business of Government blog gets cited in a GovExec article on OMB's new evaluation intiative
4 Programs that collect Innovative Ideas from Government Employees
John Kamensky is a senior fellow with the IBM Center for The Business of Government. He is also a fellow of the National Academy for Public Administration. Read the Federal Computer Week article.
Breul, Kamensky Talk Transformation
Jonathan Breul and John Kamensky co-authored an article for Governing Magazine, "Four Strategies for Transforming State Government," based on an IBM Center report of the same title by the late Keon Chi. They describe Chi's strategies -- based on real-life state government examples -- as: anticipatory governance, results-focused governance, collaborative governance, and transparent governance.
Breul Participates in Mexico City Summit
IBM Center Executive Director Jonathan Breul participated in IBM's international summit on Smarter Planet in Mexico City. He was interviewed in Mexico's "The News.com" on the opportunities government have in making government "smarter."
Breul, Kamensky Are Better, Faster, Cheaper IBM Center Executive Director Jonathan Breul and Senior Fellow John Kamensky contributed a column,"Four Strategies Transforming State Government" to the inaugural launch of the Harvard University Ash Institute's new web resource for innovation: Better, Faster, Cheapter. It summarizes the highlights from a Center report by Keon Chi.
Kamensky Comments on Productivity MeasuresSenior Fellow John Kamensky was cited in a July 20th Federal Times article, "Report: What Measuring Productivity Could Yield," noting: "Government could do better by emphasizing improved performance and results, instead."
Jonathan Breul awarded the 2009 National President's Award
Jonathan D. Breul, Executive Director of the IBM Center for The Business of Government and Partner, IBM Global Business Services, was presented the 2009 National President's Award by Association of Government Accountants (AGA) National President Samuel T. Mok in recognition of significant personal contribution and commitment above and beyond the call of duty in providing, advice, support and guidance to the National President directly and continuously during his tenure as national president. The award was presented on July 22, 2009 during the AGA's 58th Annual Professional Development Conference and Exposition in New Orleans, LA.
Kamensky Praises OMB FY 2011 Budget Guidance
Senior Fellow John Kamensky was cited in a Government Executive article, "OMB Will Allow Agencies to Set Their Own Performance Goals." OMB asked agencies to identify a small number of high-priority goals by July 31 and to identify how they will measure progress toward them. Kamensky said: "Turning to leaders in agencies to help design it shows they're open to other people's inputs."
Kamensky Cited on Performance, Transparency
Senior Fellow John Kamensky was cited in two articles this past week. He was Cited in a Government Executive
article by Robert Brodsky: "Obama's Performance Agenda a Mix of Old and New" (May 29. He was also cited in a Federal Times article by Gregg Carlstrom: "Online Dialogue Yields Calls for More Government Transparency,"(May 29)
Breul Cited in Washington Post
Jonathan Breul was cited in a Federal Diary story by Joe Davidson, "Trying to Tame a Presidential Appointments Process Gone Bonkers," on May 27. He countered critics claiming there are too many political appointees, noting that the total number of appointees likely need to be redistributed, not necessarily reduced. Read the full article here.
Kamensky Interviewed on Transparency Directive
Senior Fellow John Kamensky was interviewed on WFED Radio about the ongoing online "brainstorming" dialogue hosted by the National Academy of Public Administration on behalf of the White House to collect citizen ideas for how the Obama Administration might act on the president's directive to make government more transparent, participative, and collaborative. You can listen to the interview here.
Report Author on Workforce Reform Testifies
IBM Center report author, James Thompson, testified before the Senate Committe on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Tthe findings of his research for the IBM Center related to personnel reforms underway in the Intelligence Community. You can read his testimony here. You can download his report here.
Kamensky Interviewed on Obama's First 100 Days
IBM Center Senior Fellow John Kamensky was interviewed by Jason Miller, WFED Radio, on his observations of management themes that have evolved during President Obama's first 100 days in office. You can listen to the interview here.
Breul Interviewed on Obama's First 100 Days
IBM Center Executive Director Jonathan Breul was interviewed by Chris Dorobek, WFED Radio, on his assessment of President Obama's management initiatives, such as his directive to agencies to cut $100 million in administrative costs, during his first 100 days in office. You can list to the interview here.
Kamensky Interviewed on Acquisition Reform
Senior Fellow John Kamensky was interviewed on WFED's "Off the Shelf" hosted by Larry Allen. The show focused on the IBM Center's recent reports related to acquisition reform and performance management recommendations to the Obama Administration. You can listen to this half-hour show here.
Kamensky Interviewed on Recovery Act
John Kamensky, senior fellow with the IBM Center, was interviewed for a COGNOS podcast on the transparency and reporting requirements associated with the Recovery Act. Here is a link to a summary of the interview. You can listen to a podcast of the interview here
Breul Cited in Wash Post on Performance Pay
The Washington Post's Joe Davidson cited IBM Center Executive Director Jonathan Breul in an article "A Wide Assault on Pay for Performance" that reported proposals for a review of the system. Bruel said, a review could show there are "cases where it has actually been done rather successfully." He also noted that although pay-for-performance was pushed at big departments such as Defense and Homeland Security during the Bush administration, the first demonstration project began in 1980.
Webinar on Obama Open Government Directive
Government Executive and IBM co-sponsored a webinar, "Developing Your Agency's Vision for Transparency and Open Government." This hour-long webinar features a panel of experts: David Stephenson, author of Democratizing Data, Carolyn Lukensmeyer, President of AmericaSpeaks, and Frank DiGiammarino, Vice President, National Academy ofPublic Administration. IBM Center's John Kamensky co-hosts the webinar with Government Executive's Steve Vito. The webinar includes questions-and-answers from listeners.
Marty Wagner Recognized for Achievement by Federal CIO Council
Read the Federal Computer Week artilce.
Gov Exec Headlines Center Report on Personnel Reform
Government Executive magazine's Brittany Ballenstedt highlighted the findings of a new IBM Center report, "Federated Human Resource Management in the Federal Government: The Intelligence Community Model," by James Thompson and Rob Seidner. The article notes that the intelligence community's new personnel system could be the gold standard for the federal government.
The Contracting report gets in the news
An article on nextgov.com talks about the "Six Practical Steps to Contracting" recently released by IBM Center for The Business of Government and George Mason University's Public Administration Program.
Kamensky Cited on Stimulus Implementation
The Federal Times quoted IBM Center Senior Fellow John Kamensky in a March 2nd article on the implementation of the Stimulus Bill, "2009 Spending: So Many Billions, So Little Time."
Radio Interview: "Going deep into contracting"
Government Executive: "Gathering Good"
Alyssa Rosenberg's article "Gathering Good" in the February issue of Government Executive magazine showcases the role of the IBM Center with the Govenrment Performance Coalition.
Government Executive Writes About New Performance Management Report
Robert Brodsky wrote an article titled, "Report charts new path for improving program performance," which highlights one of The Center's reports titled, "Performance Management Recommendations for the New Administration," by Shelley H. Metzenbaum. 01/28/09
Breul Talks with U.S. News & World Report
Jonathan Breul wrote the article, "5 Tips for President Obama's Other Appointees" for U.S. News & World Report, which discusses what potential political appointees should do while waiting for subcabinet appointments to occur. 01/26/09
Federal Computer Week Writes About Contracting Report
Federal Computer Week wrote the article, "When complexity breeds remorse," which highlights The Center's report, "The Challenge of Contracting for Large Complex Projects: A Case Study of the Coast Guard's Deepwater Program." The article and report discuss the complexities surrounding large acquisitions and steps to improve these contracts.
Kamensky Speaks on BlogTalkRadio about Performance Management
John Kamensky spoke on BlogTalkRadio about the evolution of the federal government's performance management framework over the past two decades and discussed the recommendations of the Government Performance Coalition to the incoming Obama Administration. The Coalition is comprised of more than a dozen good-government groups and advocates a more focused approach on the use of performance information to improve government results. The interview, by Genna Weiss of eBIM, is available at SixSigmaIQ, a division of the International Quality and Productivity Center. 01/16/09
Federal Computer Week Interviews Breul about CPO Pick
FCW interviewed Jonathan Breul in the article "CPO pick signals emphasis on accountability." 01/12/09
Federal Computer Week Writes About the Coast Guard's Deepwater Program
In an article about The Center's
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