Submitted by TFryer on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 12:39
In meeting varied missions, government executives confront significant challenges. Responding properly to them must be guided and informed by the harsh fiscal and budgetary realities of the day. It can no longer be simply a wishful platitude that government do more with less. Leaders need to change the way government does business to make smarter use of increasingly limited resources—leveraging technology and innovation to be more efficient, effective, anticipatory, adaptive, and evidence-based in delivering missions and securing the public trust.
Submitted by TFryer on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 18:41
In a climate of fiscal austerity, it is far better to cut programs with minimal impact and improve existing programs, based on evidence from high-quality program evaluations. What is program evaluation? How can evidence and rigorous evaluation be best integrated into decision-making?
Submitted by TFryer on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 18:16
We stand at a pivotal moment in space exploration. There are plans to further extend our reach into the solar system, and NASA is leading the way. An orbiting outpost, the International Space Station (ISS), is home to a crew of astronauts from across the world conducting research and learning how to live and work in space.
Submitted by TFryer on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 18:14
Successful inventions often spring from the minds of individual inventors – we often think of Thomas Edison at the classic inventor. But successful innovation is a team sport, according to a new Harvard Business Review article by a team of researchers – Linda Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback.
Submitted by TFryer on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 17:59
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 long-term research agenda, see businessofgovernment.org/content/research-stipends.
We expect the following reports to be published in early 2015. Details of each report are included in the below short summaries.
Submitted by TFryer on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 17:35
With the creation of the Defense Health Agency, DoD has taken a step in changing the way it delivers care. DHA is the starting point for comprehensive enterprise-wide reform.
Submitted by TFryer on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 15:10
John Kamensky
OMB Updates Performance.gov. OMB posted third quarter performance progress updates for cross-agency and agency-specific priority goals on performance.gov. In an accompanying blog post, OMB director Shawn Donovan highlights some specific accomplishments.
Submitted by TFryer on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 13:41
Innovation offices are being established by many governments—including cities (Austin, Philadelphia, Chicago), states (Maryland, Colorado, and Pennsylvania), and federal agencies (NARA, HHS, State Department). But not all offices are organized in the same way, and not all have the same mission or metrics. A new report, “A Guide for Making Innovation Offices Work,”by Rachel Burstein and Alissa Black detail how these various innovation groups fall into structural categories and how their success metrics map to their missions.
Submitted by TFryer on Mon, 01/22/2018 - 21:50
Dan Chenok Big Data continues to make its presence known. Perspectives on the current impact of the cyber threat landscape. Contract Management Association leader discusses how procurement complexity impacts managers. John Kamensky A New Undersecretary for Management at Defense.
Submitted by TFryer on Mon, 01/22/2018 - 21:34
My goal in blogging has been to provide context, insight, and inspiration on government management challenges for public sector managers, especially at the U.S. federal level. Following are blog posts from the past year organized around several themes, largely reflecting the trends reflected in the IBM Center’s research agenda. Hope you find this useful!
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