An Olde Time Revival

Submitted by on Mon, 12/09/2019 - 10:44

The congregation of the faithful was nearly 100 enthusiastic state and local officials from across the region who are charged with helping their communities improve their operations and results by using performance information to make better decisions.

Weekly Roundup: Nov 25 - Dec 6, 2019

Submitted by on Fri, 12/06/2019 - 14:50

Fast-Track Hiring. Federal News Network reports: “Each of the military services has faced workforce challenges in their maintenance depots over the past several years. Congress has responded with new authorities that let the Defense Department sidestep the traditional hiring system to fill those vacancies. . . . .

Why collaborations fail

Submitted by on Wed, 12/04/2019 - 10:54

In his 2008 book on the next government of the United States, professor Donald Kettl eloquently zeroes in one of the defining challenges of government today: ”It is becoming increasingly hard for government to solve problems because the problems themselves confound the boundaries created to solve them.”

Ash Carter

Submitted by on Tue, 12/03/2019 - 09:36

In this intelligent, wide-ranging memoir, Ash Carter, President Obama’s final secretary of defense, outlines the challenges and intricacies of working in the Pentagon and shares his organizational philosophy. Carter’s experience with the Pentagon started during the Carter administration, when he advised on potential storage options for ballistic missiles. Though he served the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton presidencies, his main focus here is on his years leading the Department of Defense in the Obama administration.

Should We Assess How Well Agencies Manage?

Submitted by on Wed, 11/27/2019 - 08:59

They began several months ago to catalog similar efforts in the private sector and other countries, as well as previous efforts in the U.S. federal government, such as the five-part scorecard developed as part of President George W. Bush’s Management Agenda and the Baldrige Excellence Framework.

Weekly Roundup: November 18-22, 2019

Submitted by on Fri, 11/22/2019 - 14:09

Michael J. Keegan

Jose Arrieta

Submitted by on Mon, 11/18/2019 - 14:53

In May 2018 José Arrieta was appointed as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Department. 

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