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Dr. Nick Nayak

Thursday, November 17th, 2011 - 15:14
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Michael J. Keegan
“The DHS mission, as we all know,” notes Dr. Nick Nayak, DHS chief procurement officer, “is to ensure that the homeland is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other potential threats and hazards.” This cannot happen without acquiring critical and necessary services and supplies from outside the department. It also requires that the department pursue a focused acquisition and procurement strategy that aligns resources with DHS strategic objectives. The mission of Dr.

A Conversation with Rafael Borras, Undersecretary for Management at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Sunday, July 24th, 2011 - 18:49
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Michael J. Keegan
How is the Department of Homeland Security turning its OneDHS vision into reality? What is DHS doing to better manage its resources and execute its overall mission? How is DHS providing stewardship that is balanced between meeting mission objectives and investing wisely? Rafael Borras, undersecretary for management at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, joined me on The Business of Government Hour to explore these questions and so much more.

Table of Contents

Jonathan Breul
From the Executive Director
By Jonathan D. Breul

Michael Keegan
From the Managing Editor’s Desk
By Michael J. Keegan

Conversations with Leaders

A Conversation with Randy Babbitt, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
A Conversation with Rafael Borras, Undersecretary for Management at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
A Conversation with Dr. Robert Childs, Chancellor, National Defense University’s iCollege
A Conversation with Stephen Goldsmith, Deputy Mayor for Operations, City of New York

Profiles in Leadership

Chad Fulgham
Chief Information Officer, Federal Bureau of Investigation
By Michael J. Keegan
Alejandro Mayorkas
Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
By Michael J. Keegan
Carol Waller Pope
Chairman, Federal Labor Relations Authority
By Michael J. Keegan
Dan Tangherlini
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of the Treasury
By Michael J. Keegan
David Wennergren
Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer, U.S. Department of Defense
By Michael J. Keegan

Insights

Making a Difference: Insights from Julie Paradis Former Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service
Making a Difference: Insights from Julie Paradis Former Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service

Perspectives

Introduction: Changing the Way the U.S. Department of Defense Does Business
Introduction: Changing the Way the U.S. Department of Defense Does Business
Perspectives From Robert Hale Under Secretary of Defense and Comptroller U.S. Department of Defense
Perspectives from Beth McGrath Deputy Chief Management Officer U.S. Department of Defense

Forum

Seven Management Imperatives
Seven Management Imperatives
By Michael J. Keegan

Viewpoints

A Challenge to the Performance Community
A Challenge to the Performance Community
By John M. Kamensky
“Secure Transparency”: Why Cybersecurity is Vital to the Long-Term Success of Open Government
“Secure Transparency”: Why Cybersecurity is Vital to the Long-Term Success of Open Government
By Dan Chenok
A Focused Approach To Saving Money in the Federal Budget: Lessons from the DoD
A Focused Approach To Saving Money in the Federal Budget: Lessons from the DoD
By Kevin Green

Management

How Federal Agencies Can Effectively Manage Records Created Using New Social Media Tools
How Federal Agencies Can Effectively Manage Records Created Using New Social Media Tools
By Dr. Patricia C. Franks, CRM
Engaging a Multi-Generational Workforce: Practical Advice for Government Managers
Engaging a Multi-Generational Workforce: Practical Advice for Government Managers
By Dr. Susan Hannam
Managing Innovation Prizes in Government
Managing Innovation Prizes in Government
By Luciano Kay
Implementing Telework: Lessons Learned from Four Federal Agencies
Implementing Telework: Lessons Learned from Four Federal Agencies
By Scott P. Overmyer
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The Business of Government Magazine - Spring 2011

Friday, May 27th, 2011 - 10:27
From transforming the National Airspace System to managing homeland security resources, educating today’s information leaders, and transforming governmentoperations, these executives clarify and extend our understanding of the work they champion and the efforts they lead. The nation stands on the verge of a new era in aviation. The National Airspace System is one of the largest and safest in the world. It is also one of the busiest.


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Richard Spires: Leveraging IT to Enhance DHS Mission Effectiveness

Monday, February 28th, 2011 - 13:33
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Michael J. Keegan
In the midst of its seventh anniversary, 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.

Lessons in Cybersecurity: What I Learned at RSA

Thursday, February 17th, 2011 - 14:18
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Dan Chenok
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 13:10
The RSA Conference (http://www.rsaconference.com/2011/usa) hosts the leadership and a large swath of the membership of the cybersecurity world.  Key figures speak at plenary sessions, including White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt, Cyber Command Director Keith Alexander, Deputy Secretary of Defense Bill Lynn, DHS Deputy Under Secretary Phil Reitinger, and NIST Director Pat Gallagher.  A much larger number participate in panel sessions and informal discussions.  I moderated a panel around the challenges that s
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Richard Spires: Leveraging IT to Enhance DHS Mission Effectiveness

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 - 17:06
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Michael J. Keegan
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 15:47
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.
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Virtual USA and Web 2.0

Friday, March 19th, 2010 - 21:42
I’ve seen a number of intersting mapping applications being developed “on the ground” that engage citizens in a collaborative efforts to provide details about their communities.  The most common of these is OpenStreetMap.org, which advertises itself as an editable map of the world.
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Virtual USA and OpenStreetMap are very different things. OpenStreetMap isn't just about merging together data, it's about community engagement and citizen participation in creating and maintaining their own local data. OpenStreetMap is global and allows anyone to freely contribute, edit, update and use the geographic data.

The Virtual USA projects, while valuable, are more about building "common operating pictures" and possibly sharing out the data, although I haven't seen this happen yet.

The USGS National Map is another example of aggregating and pulling together information that has actually talked about exactly this idea of using citizen mapping and data creation as a way to have the entire nation help maintain the national map. http://cegis.usgs.gov/vgi/

03/22/2010 - 13:10
John Kamensky

Agreed! Virtual USA is developed and used by government agencies (as I understand it) and OpenStreetMap is developed and used by everyone. . . but for different levels of government and different agencies to collaborate and share information, well, that's revolutionary on its own!

Thanks for sharing the USGS link. Hadn't seen it before.

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Cutting Contractors

Monday, December 21st, 2009 - 21:53
 OMB released a report today, “Acquisition and Contracting Improvement Plans and Pilots:  Saving Money and Improving Government,” which follows up on its July 2009 directive that agencies trim 7 percent – about $40 billion -- from their contracting budgets over the next two years by improving their buying processes.
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Risky Business

Thursday, October 15th, 2009 - 21:16
Recovery Act guidance from OMB requires agencies to identify the risk associated with each program and develop a plan of action to reduce such risks.  After all, if a program gets 3,100 %  increase in funding, like the home weatherization program did, there must be some risk involved!  Vice President Biden has said he would like to see the entire
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I feel TN DOT has done a good job in this area.
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