Ben Zweibelson

Submitted by on Mon, 07/08/2019 - 08:45
Ben Zweibelson is the Program Director for Design and Innovation at the Joint Special Operations University and is a doctoral student at Lancaster University. A retired U.S. Army Infantry officer and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, Ben has provided design education across USSOCOM, the Department of Defense and the U.S. Government, academia and industry as well as internationally.

Hal McNair

Submitted by on Mon, 07/08/2019 - 08:42

Hal McNair has more than 30 years of experience and responsibility with special operations forces both on active duty and as a DoD Civilian. As the Director of Center for Continuing Education, Joint Special Operations University, Mr.

Weekly Round Up: July 1-5, 2019

Submitted by on Fri, 07/05/2019 - 10:07

John Kamensky

Updates to A-11. NextGov reports: “The Office of Management and Budget released an update to Circular A-11, outlining how agencies should be thinking about their fiscal 2021 budget requests.” The guidance includes “an annual review of how programs with citizen-facing services are ensuring they meet the core functions of the ‘CX program maturity model’ . . .  ”

Erwin Rademaker

Submitted by on Mon, 07/01/2019 - 12:29

Since 2002, Erwin Rademaker has worked with the Port of Rotterdam. He is an international award winning programme manager and currently responsible for Smart Infrastructure, enabling the Internet of Things at and the Digital Twin of the Port of Rotterdam.

Weekly Roundup: June 24-28, 2019

Submitted by on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 09:00

John Kamensky

People First. NextGov reports: “To combat the growing skills gap metastasizing across the federal government, agency leaders should incorporate human capital strategies into their long-term strategic plans, Chris Mihm, the Government Accountability Office’s managing director for intergovernmental relations and strategic issues said in Washington Tuesday.”

New Research Report Recipients

Submitted by on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 09:53

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 research agenda. These reports will continue to catalyze and accelerate the production of practical research with actionable recommendations that benefits public sector leaders and managers.

How Can Behavioral Science Improve Program Outcomes? (Part I)

Submitted by on Mon, 06/24/2019 - 13:39

For years, government policymakers encouraged workers to increase their investments in tax-free retirement savings.  But they were baffled by how many workers were leaving “free money” on the table by not signing up to participate in employer-matched 401K pension plans. However, when some companies changed their enrollment process from having workers “opting in” to the program vs. automatically enrolling them (and allowing them to opt out), enrollment rates increased by 50 percent.

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