New Report: Controlling Federal Spending by Managing the Long Tail of Procurement

Submitted by on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 14:23
The IBM Center for The Business of Government is today releasing a new report, Controlling Federal Spending by Managing the Long Tail of Procurement, by David C.Wyld, Laborde Professor of Management, College of Business, Southwestern Louisiana University.

In this report, Professor Wyld provides the first quant

Five Instagram Feeds for Government

Submitted by on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 14:22

When Pinterest was approved for government use, I shared 10 boards I’d like to see (note: #8 is now live!).  Now that GSA has approved Instagram for use by federal agencies, here is a more modest five users/feeds I’d follow:

Five Steps to Building an Evidence-Based Culture in Government

Submitted by on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 14:20

OMB’s guidance to agencies on the development of their FY 2015 budgets promises that “OMB will issue a separate memo at a later date that encourages the increased use of evidence and evaluation, including rigorous testing of innovative strategies to build new knowledge of what works.” This encouragement comes on top of a foundation already under development in many agencies. 

 

Weekly Round-up: July 12, 2013

Submitted by on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 14:18

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Another international edition!

State, Local, and International Evidence-Based Government Initiatives

Submitted by on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 14:16

While the federal government is undertaking a number of evidence-based program initiatives, the “moneyball government” movement is broader, encompassing initiatives at the state, local, and even international levels.

 

Examples of State-Level Efforts

Weekly Round-up: July 19, 2013

Submitted by on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 14:14

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

How Non-Profits and Foundations Support Evidence-Based Government

Submitted by on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 14:13
Non-profits, foundations, and universities are enthused by government’s growing interest in the use of evidence and evaluation. They are chiming in with either support for government initiatives or undertaking their own.

Some non-profits and foundations are advocates for the use of evidence-based decision-making in different policy arenas, while others advocate use of different tools or techniques for program evaluation.

Weekly Round-up: July 26, 2013

Submitted by on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 14:11

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

Leadership: It's a Personal Commitment (Part 2)

Submitted by on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 12:57

One former senior level political appointee, Linda Springer, recently observed that a common set of successful characteristics private sector – being decisive, directive, and a risk taker – could actually undermine success in the public sector.  So what works best in the public sector?

Here’s my list of seven characteristics I see as the foundation for a personal commitment to being an effective public sector leader. These characteristics hold true for effective managers, as well:

Weekly Round-up: March 8, 2013

Submitted by on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 12:55

Dan Chenok

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