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Transition 2008
Military Prepares for Transition
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 - 12:04
A Washington Post article by Ann Scott Tyson describes how the military is preparing for the upcoming transition. Following are some excerpts from the article:
“The military's primary focus during the transition is twofold: to heighten preparations for a crisis requiring military force, and to anticipate and advise the incoming administration on likely new directions in Iraq and Afghanistan, officials said. . . .
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Government Reform: Senator Obama
Friday, October 24th, 2008 - 10:59
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Norman M.Macdonald
The Federal Civil Service is now a basket case. To be efective there has to be damange control. Some places where the Civil Service has met this challange by taking part in orgaaniztions that are basicly collaboative governece: this may be a path we should folllow . Without a truely functioning Civil Service any effort at change is an exercise in futility.
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An Arduous Transition
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 - 13:23
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Inventory of Blog Entries
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 - 16:20
This is my 100th blog entry! Thanks to our many readers and contributors. While few people post comments on our entries, we get lots of emails and phone calls. Also, thanks to the Library of Congress for asking to preserve the site as part of its 2008 election coverage. It’s been fun.
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Transition Idea: A National Dialogue
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 - 11:35
A number of advocacy groups that promote greater citizen engagement are calling on the next president to actively engage citizens in a national dialogue on key issues facing America. Positive language to this effect has been included in both the Democratic and Republican party platforms and discussed by the candidates themselves. So there’s a good chance this will be on the next Administration’s agenda.
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Transition Update
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 - 11:57
Yesterday was the final presidential debate. However earlier in the day there was the first meeting between the candidates’ transition representatives and the White House team that will be organizing the transition effort.
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What Does a 21st Century Government Look Like?
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 - 14:28
Senator Obama says we need to move from a 20th century government to a 21st century government. Like Senator McCain, he is calling for a program-by-program review of the existing government. But neither of them paint a picture of what a 21st century government might look like.
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Norman M.Macdonald
An excellent example of a large effort that uses collaborative governance is the organization that handles wild fire and forest fire. I believe in collaborative governance because I have used it on a smaller scale in reinvention labs that are still alive and well and constantly changing. A word of caution: the lines of busines -- if they are internal to an organization -- have been known to become electronic stove pipes.
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New Transition Executive Order
Thursday, October 9th, 2008 - 11:33
President Bush signed a new executive order this morning outlining how his Administration will facilitate the upcoming transition. The executive order creates a Presidential Transition Coordinating Council, chaired by the President’s chief of staff, Josh Bolton. The Council is charged with collecting information about past transitions and provide assistance to the major party candidates and the president-elect.
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IBM Center's New Transition Resources
Monday, October 6th, 2008 - 10:27
Over the past year, the IBM Center for The Business of Government has been preparing materials to help smooth the transition for the next administration. This blog has been part of that preparation. But today is the grand unveiling!
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Transition Triple-Header
Friday, October 3rd, 2008 - 9:53
On Wednesday, October 15th, there will be three different events focused on the upcoming presidential transition:
The 1105 Government Information Group: “Today’s Strategy for Tomorrow’s Administration”
Four Points Sheraton, Washington, DC.
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (open registration; fees: $295 government; $595 industry)
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Certainly the military should be concerned about our nation's enemies exploiting the vulnerability that is inherent in the transition of an administration. In the last several years we have seen Benazir Bhutto killed while campaigning, we saw Heathrow airport bombed during a transition, we saw commuter trains bombed in Spain just prior to an election. Our military brass and incumbent political leaders owe the nation as seamless a transition as possible.
At the same time, given that defense consumes one half of the discretionary budget and about half the GAO's High Risk list of government activity prone to fraud, waste, and abuse, the need for a seamless transfer of the business of defense is also paramount. The Center for Defense Management Reform has been circulating a set of recommendations for the transition of the business side of defense. A copy is available at www.defensereform.org.
Hi Phil - Thanks for the reminder -- I'll do a post on your Center's report. It has some thoughtful insights that others should keep in focus during the transition.