Mobilizing Capital Investment to Modernize Government

Submitted by on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 11:00

Many governments around the world seek ways to serve their constituents and carry out their missions more effectively and with greater efficiency. This imperative takes on even greater import as emerging technology and business paradigms raise expectations from the public and enable new channels of collaboration between government and industry.

Kenneth Buck

Submitted by on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 17:38

Dr. Kenneth J. Buck, Ph.D. is an Adjunct Professor of Contracts and Acquisition Management within the School of Continuing & Professional Studies at the University of Virginia. Formerly he was a senior executive in the federal sector, with over 30 years as an innovator and change-agent in the disciplines of Acquisition & Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Human Capital, and Organizational Change Management. He designs and fields business intelligence models and algorithms to predict and measure organizational efficiency.

John Marshall

Submitted by on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 16:52

John Marshall is a nationally recognized thought leader in government shared services. He is passionate about their potential to transform government, and he has published articles, testified to Congress and advised the White House about them.

Performance Management: An Emphasis on Accountability

Submitted by on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 08:57

April 23, 1998. A bipartisan summit, of sorts, on the implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) was being broadcast by C-SPAN and I had been tasked with drafting Vice President Al Gore’s remarks. The summit was hosted by the National Academy of Public Administration and the Council for Excellence in Government and included the House majority leader, Richard Armey, as well as one of GPRA’s lead Senate sponsors, Sen. John Glenn.

Weekly Roundup: Feb 10 - Feb 14, 2020

Submitted by on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 14:20

Michael J. Keegan

President’s Management Agendas: What Insights Do the PMA’s Origins Have for the Future?

Submitted by on Wed, 02/12/2020 - 09:34

This week, the release of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Proposal was accompanied by several management chapters with information about the President’s Management Agenda (PMA).  The PMA reflects a set of initiatives and activities intended to improve the effectiveness and efficiency by which Federal agencies serve their constituents and carry out their mission.  While muc

Modernizing the U.S. Federal Data System

Submitted by on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 14:03

An effective and efficient U.S. federal government requires evidence about where needs are greatest, what works and what does not work, where and how programs could be improved, and how programs of yesterday may no longer be suited for today. Having access to timely, accurate, reliable statistical data enables the federal government to make reasoned and disciplined decisions about where to target resources to get the largest possible return for the American taxpayer. The federal government’s statistical agencies and programs play a vital role in generating that data.

When Bigger IS Better

Submitted by on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 09:14

This team of registered nurses is part of a national network created by the Nurse-Family Partnership -- a 40-year old non-profit that visits the homes of low-income, first-time mothers to help “transform the lives of vulnerable, low-income mothers pregnant with their first child.”

Scaling Evidence-Based Programs in Child Welfare

Submitted by on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 08:59

This report discusses governments addressing this challenge in three different program areas—those highlighted in the 2018 Family First Prevention Services Act as important to reducing child maltreatment by increasing investments in three kinds of prevention services—home visiting, mental health services, and substance abuse services.

Lester points to two key factors that influence success or failure in scaling evidence- based programs:

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