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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
“I think to be a good leader today requires the ability to integrate. It’s about integrating knowledge from disparate fields, learning from that knowledge, and applying it to new problems.”
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Okay, the contest is over, the results are in and they are statistically valid (okay, so 18 responses may not cut it for statisticians but it’s good enough for me!).
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
According to GAO, amidst efforts to improve performance and constrain spending, federal departments and agencies are being asked to expand the use of rigorous program evaluation in decision-making. GAO concludes that an effective evaluation agenda can hel
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Did today’s ice sheet over DC cause you to wish your agency supported teleworking? It’s now encouraged by law, but how do agencies actually get it implemented? The IBM Center has released a new report examining the experiences of four pioneering agencies
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Monday, January 17, 2011
The new law includes other new implementation actions, as well. For example, OPM must identify key skills and competencies for performance management; new definitions of terms; agency chief human capital officers have to prepare the section of their agenc
Sunday, January 16, 2011
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt leads an organization moving swiftly into the future now: What is FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System? How will NextGen improve the national air system? What is FAA doing to continue to be a global leader in avi
Friday, January 14, 2011
What we found interesting on the Web, the week of January 10, 2011
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Friday, January 14, 2011
The new law codifies an existing governance framework for performance across government by designating chief operating officers in each major agency and requiring the designation of program improvement officers in each agency. It also authorizes a governm
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
The new law includes new requirements for quarterly reviews and progress assessments of governmentwide and agency-level priority goals.
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
The new law includes new requirements that the governmentwide performance plan (already required by GPRA) include cross-cutting priority goals and it requires agencies to set priority goals as well.