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President Obama nominates Gene Dodaro
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 08:26
Gene Dodaro to be nominated as the next Comptroller General

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Citizen 2.0, Step 3: Co-Deliverer
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 08:20
Why should people do 'government work'? what's in it for them and how can we make it easier, more rewarding, or both?

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Rise of Centralized Mechanistic Decisionmaking
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 11:09
The September 2010 issue of Harvard Business Review has an insightful piece, “The Judgment Deficit,” by Amar Bhide. It explores the role of statistical models in the centralization of decision making and how this played a role in the recent downfall of the financial sector. But his article also has insights for the public sector as well.

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Friday, September 17, 2010 - 10:20
What we read the week ending September 17, 2010

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Becoming Citizen 2.0: Step Two, Creator
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 15:17
What does it mean to be a creator and how can we make it easier and more rewarding?

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Finally, a Name!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 14:59
The Obama management agenda finally has a name: the Accountable Government Initiative. In a memo from President Obama to the 7,000 members of the senior executive service, he highlights six initiatives and their progress to date. He also says: “I have tasked our Chief Performance Officer, Jeff Zients, with leading the Accountable Government Initiative,. . . “ and asks for regular updates.

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The Week That Was
Monday, September 13, 2010 - 16:15
Last week was more than just Labor Day . . . there were several interesting articles on government management that didn’t quite make national headlines but are worth noting.

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Becoming Citizen 2.0: Step One, Consumer
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 10:04
Finding and engaging with personally-relevant government media is the first step to becoming Citizen 2.0

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Friday, September 3, 2010 - 10:25
Articles that caught our attention this week.

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Meeting half-way: Becoming Citizen 2.0
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 10:47
For Gov 2.0 to work, Government is only half the equation. Citizens are the other half. Here's how they can get involved.

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