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help public sector leaders and managers address real-world
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The budget stalemate back in the spring, the summer debt ceiling debacle, the recent failure of the “super committee,”...
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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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The budget stalemate back in the spring, the summer debt ceiling debacle, the recent failure of the “super committee,” and the near paralysis over extending the payroll tax cut the are all symptoms of a broken governing system. The non-partisan Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform recently issued a series of recommendations on how to begin fixing the system.
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Dr. Jamie M. Morin is the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Washington, D.C. He serves as the Air Force's Chief Financial Officer and principal adviser to the Secretary of the Air Force on all financial matters.
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In this issue of The Business of Government magazine, we survey the intersection where
leadership, complex challenges, and the need for transformation meet.
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The use of dashboards in federal government agencies
increased dramatically following the Obama administration’s
Open Government Initiative issued in January 2009, which
espoused the principles of transparency, participation, and
collaboration.
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In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARA) provided a one-time boost in spending to state and
local governments of more than $275 billion which was
distributed via 65 different federal programs (both new
programs and some already in existence). The funds were
intended to help bridge the immediate fiscal problems
created by the Great Recession.
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Robert Reisner, an expert in government transformation,
has culled these insights in his recent IBM Center
report, A Leader’s Guide to Transformation: Developing a
Playbook for Successful Change Initiatives. Based on these
interviews, Reisner frames a series of interrelated steps that a
government executive should consider when they undertake
any transformation initiative.
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Ed DeSeve oversaw the implementation
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
He provides an insider’s view on managing the administration’s
efforts, describing a series of key decisions made by the
administration in response to the worst economic crisis since
the Great Depression.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) has an expansive
mission, and managing its resources
efficiently and effectively as “One
DHS” is key to successfully meeting
that mission.
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From collecting revenue to disbursing
payments, the mission of the U.S.
Department of the Treasury’s Financial
Management Service (FMS) is as
varied as it is important.
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