The federal budget process is an exercise in time travel. At
any given moment, agency budget and program managers
may live in as many as three years at the...
Recent reports highlight a grading system that Congress has introduced to assess federal agency IT performance; these grades also point to areas where agencies can prioritize improvements to become more efficient and effective.
From forging a unity of effort in homeland security to strategizing today how to field the U.S. Army of tomorrow; to pursuing affordable housing, eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse in healthcare, and securing cyberspace, this issue of The Business of Government magazine delves into a diverse set of topics and public management issues facing us today.
The Fall 2015 The Business of Government magazine delves into a diverse set of topics and public management issues facing us today. With each edition, I present the leadership stories of a select group of public servants and complement their front-line experience with practical insights from thought leaders—merging real-world experience with practical scholarship.
Aligning Mission Support with Mission Delivery:
Insights from Ellen Herbst, Chief Financial Officer
and Assistant Secretary for Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce
New Approaches to Program Integrity:
A Conversation with Shantanu Agrawal, M.D.,
Director, Center for Program Integrity, Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services
We’ve dodged another shutdown. The two-month reprieve via a continuing resolution is now seen as a major victory. But as the glow fades, is there a better way? Several recent studies offer an optimistic path.
What are DOJ’s the key financial management priorities? How is United Financial Management System (UFMS) enhancing decision-making across the enterprise? What made the UFMS implementation so successful? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Jolene Lauria, Controller, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)