Leading the U.S. Government Accountability Office: Insights from Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General

How is GAO working to help put the country back on a sustainable fiscal path? What is GAO doing to assist Congress in support of its oversight of decision making responsibilities? How is GAO overseeing federal programs and operations to ensure accountability to the American people? Last month, Comptroller General Gene Dodaro joined me on The Business of Government Hour to explore these questions and so much more. Here are some insights from this discussion:

 

Creating Networks that Work

How will the 14 newly-designated cross-agency priority goal leaders organize to achieve the goals they’ve committed to achieve? There’s a practical guide book that can help.

The President’s FY 2013 budget announced the first set of cross-agency priority goals – seven focus on mission-related goals such as doubling the number of U.S.

Weekly Round-up: March 01, 2012

Articles from across the Web that we found interesting, the week of February 27, 2012

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

It's spring (meteorologically), when many people are thinking about getting engaged.  By which I mean: citizen engagement, employee engagement, and engagement in and through social media.

Weekly Round-up: March 09, 2012

Articles from across the Web that we found interesting, the week of March 05, 2012

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Leading the U.S. Social Security Administration: Insights from Commissioner Michael Astrue

What is the Social Security Administration doing to reduce disability backlogs? How is SSA improving service and stewardship efforts? What does the future hold for the United States Social Security Administration? Michael Astrue, Commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration joined me on The Business of Government Hour to explore these questions and so much more.

For over 75 years the U.S.

Weekly Round-up: March 16, 2012

Articles from across the Web we found interesting, the week of March 11, 2012

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Keeping Our Hats in Separate Boxes: How We Manage Our Civic, Personal, and Professional Online Lives

Different sites-with different approaches to online identity-help us manage our personal, professional, and civic lives online.

Recently, I was in an auditorium waiting for a distinguished lecturer.  He came out to a standing ovation, and when everyone was seated, said: “Your applause is humbling; an hour ago my 14-year old daughter told me in no uncertain terms that I was cruel, unreasonable, and didn’t know anything about anything.”

Weekly Round-up: March 23, 2012

Articles from across the Web we found interesting, the week of March 19, 2012

This post has been updated to include Dan Chenok's contributions.

 

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Weekly Round-up: March 30, 2012

Articles from across the Web that we found interesting, the week of March 26, 2012

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Should Government Reorganize Itself? (Part I)

The Senate hearing focused on recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports on duplicative and fragmented programs and the Obama Administration’s efforts to undertake reorganization efforts. 

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