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The concept of visualization recalls a pivotal scene in the movie
A Beautiful Mind which showed the protagonist, mathematician
John Nash, looking at an expansive table of numbers.
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Professor Moynihan describes the evolution of the federal performance management system over the past 20 years since the passage of the Government Performance...
Federal agencies and academics have long discussed the importance
of cross-agency collaboration. But recent changes in law and advances in technology have led...
Zeemering and Delabbio present a discussion of the three preconditions
for successful shared service implementations.
The goal of this report is to provide practical approaches, practices or strategies that agency program managers can apply.
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This report continues the IBM Center’s long interest in leadership
and transformation. In Robert Gates, former secretary of defense, and Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, Professor Lambright has identified two outstanding government leaders who both led transformation initiatives in their organizations.
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Since the creation of the IBM Center for The Business of
Government over fourteen years ago, it has been our goal to
help public sector leaders and managers address real-world
problems by sponsoring independent, third-party research
from top minds in academe and the nonprofit sector.
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Executive Order 13514 outlines leadership efforts the federal government can make to reduce energy consumption and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
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Declared wars start and stop, but the conflicts between nations and groups around the world simmer continuously and boil over frequently.
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Once a conflict begins, a new set of options and trades emerge but the uncertainties, the pressure of constituencies, and resource constraints remain (even in a national level mobilization).
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Our Guide is a short and timely primer on how to manage in the federal government. This 24-page document includes six 'to dos' for government executives, a discussion on stakeholder groups, and eight essential tools for achieving your goals.
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Cutting-edge government leaders are constantly seeking new and innovative ways to solve public problems. The challenge facing government managers is to find these new approaches.
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Survey respondents clearly recognize that the job of senior executives today involves collaboration within their agency, their department, and the federal government, as well as with key external partners and stakeholders.
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 included unprecedented provisions to disclose how more than $275 billion in grants, contracts, and loans were spent under the Act.
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