Weekly Round-up: February 04, 2011

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Gadi Ben-Yehuda

 

Having Candid Conversations Before Bad Things Happen

Submitted by on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 14:59

A 2015 survey of federal employees reports that 39 percent fear reprisals if they report violations of rules or laws. This potentially has serious implications for their willingness to identify and report serious programmatic risks in their day-to-day jobs, and the tendency is to avoid or ignore risks.

Understanding the Continuing Resolution

Submitted by on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 14:58

My colleague, Carl Moravitz, used to be the budget director for several major federal agencies.  He pulled together a brief slide deck explaining what the Continuing Resolution means.  Agencies face significant uncertainty, and it may not end when the current Continuing Resolution expires on March 4th.

Here's Carl's explanation.

Implementing Big, Bold Goals (Part 2)

Submitted by on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 14:57

This is the second in a series of blogs that outline a path that I proposed at a UN-sponsored meeting in Switzerland this past April. 

The Innovation Agenda: Private Sector Action, Government Benefit

Submitted by on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 14:56

President Obama has made private sector innovation a centerpiece of the Administration’s agenda for growth and job creation.  This is a subject that has broad support across the spectrum:  citizens, businesses and governments all look to commercial activity as an economic engine; new technologies play a key role in this pursuit.  The Nation’s Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra, has been a very visible leader of this activity, with frequent and recent blogs through the White House and media web sites (

How Can CIOs Best Drive IT to Support Mission and Organizational Performance?

Submitted by on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 14:55

Federal Chief Information Officers, like their private sector CIO counterparts, lead the integration of information technology and organizational strategy.  CIOs must balance the daily needs of operational IT across their enterprise with how IT can contribute to longer term mission goals – including how government can best serve citizens with modern technology platforms, and protecting the nation from physical and cyber threats – while at the same time overseeing policy and resources for IT in a challenging fiscal environment.  U.S.

Richard Spires: Leveraging IT to Enhance DHS Mission Effectiveness

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In 2010, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued its first-ever Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) that delineates a strategy focusing on five mission priority areas for the homeland security enterprise. “Mission one is preventing terrorism and enhancing the security of the country.

The Multi-Generational Workplace

Submitted by on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 14:53

This is the challenge of leading in a multi-generational workforce, which now spans four generations, and is increasingly driven by rapid technological changes that have changed the nature of work and how it gets done.

Implementing Big, Bold Goals (Part 3)

Submitted by on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 14:53

This is the third and last in a series of blogs (read the first and second blogs) that outline a path that I proposed at a UN-sponsored meeting in Switzerland this past April.

 

How Can Countries Make and Document Progress Toward Multi-National Sustainable Development Goals?

2011: Cyber Moves to the Action Phase

Submitted by on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 14:52

The cyber world was intensely active this year.  To wit:

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