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The IBM Center is releasing an update to its 2009 The Operator’s Manual for the New Administration for the use of new executives in the federal government. This updated chapter on people reflects advances based on extensive practical research published by the Center since 2009 on changes, challenges, and opportunities surrounding the workplace, the nature of work, and the workforce charged with performing the activities of government.
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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...
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Ask any senior leader and he or she will tell you that leadership is both a lonely game and a team sport.
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Government today spends more on information technology
(IT) overhead costs than on the direct costs of mission
systems.
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Our governing institutions must be reformed in order to meet
the enormous tasks we face as a nation.
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Given today’s fiscal realities, the
nation must explore alternative policy approaches and ways
for government to do its business.
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In the March 2012 Harvard Business Review article, “The Looming Challenge to U.S.
Competitiveness,” Michael Porter and Jan Rivik point out that the U.S. faces a deeper, more
fundamental challenge than recovering from a recession of unusual depth and duration—
that is, its ability to be competitive globally. “To restore its competitiveness, America needs
a long-term strategy,” counsel Potter and Rivik.
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Two professional associations, the American Society for
Public Administration and the National Academy of Public
Administration, have joined to sponsor a series of forums
addressing the management challenges likely to face whomever
is sworn in as president in January 2013.
One of these forums examined the leadership challenges
associated with getting big things done, and explored lessons
from past experiences.
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Sam Heyman founded the Partnership for Public Service in
September 2001 to address the need for reform in government
service.
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The New York City Department of Homeless Services oversees
one of the most comprehensive shelter systems in the
nation, bringing real support to homeless New Yorkers when
they need it most.
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The Federal Acquisition Service takes a leadership
role in providing centralized
acquisition solutions while reducing
waste, increasing efficiency, lowering cost, and fostering
emerging sectors of the economy.
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Today, the U.S. Department of Energy
stands at the forefront in helping the
nation meet its energy, scientific,
environmental, and national security
goals, while also developing and
deploying new energy technologies to
reduce dependence on foreign energy
sources.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) relies on information
and technology to carry out its
mission—it depends on the availability
of and access to timely and
reliable information and on the technology
that makes it all happen.
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