Weekly Roundup: June 26-30, 2017

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 11:17

John Kamensky

Restored Faith.  FedScoop reports on comments by Cong. Gerry Connelly at a conference, noting: “With agencies now required to report their spending data in compliance with the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, it’s a chance for the federal government to earn some trust from the American people.”

Announcing the Center’s Newest Research Report Topics

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 11:13

We are pleased to announce our latest round of awards for new reports on key public sector challenges, which respond to priorities identified in the Center's research agenda. Our content is intended to stimulate and accelerate the production of practical research that benefits public sector leaders and managers.

We expect the following reports to be published in early 2018. Short summaries of each report follow.

Modernizing Government IT  by Dr. Gregory S. Dawson, Arizona State University

Weekly Roundup: July 3 - 7, 2017

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 11:09

Michael J. Keegan

Lawmakers press on Census finances and leadership Congressional watchdogs from both sides of the aisle are concerned about finances at the Census Bureau and want to see an updated cost estimate to reflect potential cost overruns. The bureau is undertaking a wide-ranging modernization of its technology and methodology with the goal of saving about $5 billion on the 2020 census, compared to repeating the 2010 approach.

Do Tiered Evidence Grants Work?

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 10:59

It recently released a nine-point agenda recommending actions that Congress can take to ground funding decisions on this basis.  One of its recommended actions is to expand the use of “tiered evidence” grants.

But do they work?

Weekly Roundup: July 10 - 14, 2017

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 10:57

Michael J. Keegan

How to Avoid Four Fatal Flaws When Designing Your Government Performance Management System

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 10:52

Most “Government Performance Management Systems” suffer from serious conceptual flaws that have regularly proven to be fatal. For example, often there are no consequences for “good” or “bad” performance in government. Thus, even a good performance measurement system is a waste of time.  In addition, performance measurement systems in government lack: (a) upfront prioritization of goals and objectives; (b) upfront agreement on how to judge deviation from targets; and (c) focus on the whole of organization.

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Weekly Roundup: July 17 - 21, 2017

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 10:44

Michael J. Keegan

White House pushes TBM for IT savings and smarter spending.  Chris Liddell, the president's director of strategic initiatives, thinks the federal government may be spending as much as $200 billion on IT each year -- far more than is generally acknowledged.  Better data and metrics, he argued at a July 20 White House event, is critical to bringing down that spend.

Insights from the VA Program Management Roundtable

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 10:41

Listen to the audio of this panel and see below for an article from VA about the session.

 


VA Roundtable



 

 

 

VA Acquisition Corps/Program Management Roundtable Event

 

 

Reprinted with permission from VA

Improving Federal Program Management & Acquisition: Adopting Industry Practices

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 10:40

Bloomberg Event

The impetus for this event was the coalescing of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act in 2015, the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act of 2016, and guidance from the executive branch, which have combined to drive changes that will affect contractors as well as the federal government.

Weekly Roundup: July 24 - 28, 2017

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 10:32

Michael J. Keegan

 

Agencies should look to industry for scaling shared services. Adopting standards and building partnerships with industry will accelerate agencies' ability to take advantage of shared services, says a GSA executive.

 

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