Dan Chenok recently had a chance to sit down and talk health care in the United States with the Center’s Health Fellow, Keith L. Salzman, MD, MPH. Read on for Keith’s insights on innovation and change as it relates to health.
The Administration wants to infuse private sector tech and know-how into government operations. It has created two linked offices in the White House to help lead the effort: the Office of American Innovation and the American Technology Council.
In the 1970s, the energy crisis resulted in federal buildings running warm in the summer and cool in the winter to save energy. Long-time employees remember when they were encouraged to wear short sleeve shirts in the summer, and personal space heaters we
The U.S. is seen as one of the safest places in the world to invest. And these investments turn into jobs. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that in 2014, 6.4 million Americans were employed by U.S. subsidiaries of foreign firms.
The creation of a public shared service policy officer in OMB and the creation of a Unified Shared Service Management organization have helped renew momentum and lead the shared services effort.