Making Decisions in a Time of Transition (Part II)

Submitted by on Thu, 01/18/2018 - 13:14

This post is a continuation of our first blog on decision making, which highlighted a number of challenges for the next administration to address. In this blog, we present the key findings and recommendations in four areas. These action areas include: Decision Processes – finding ways to harness government decision processes and not getting bogged down. Define clear parameters - use career staff to help incoming appointees translate governing priorities into clear goals and action plans that take into account existing budget and statutory constraints.

Innovative Methods Reshaping Government Recruitment

Submitted by on Thu, 01/18/2018 - 13:09

Traditional recruitment methods, such as websites and online applications, are no longer sufficient. Government agencies have to adapt to new recruitment methods to keep pace with these changes and build their future workforce.

Weekly Roundup: December 7 - 11, 2015

Submitted by on Thu, 01/18/2018 - 13:06

Here to Stay. Federal Computer Week reports that federal CIO Tony Scott “expects the Office of Management and Budget's year-and-a-half old Digital Service team and other expert tech groups will survive the coming presidential election and subsequent transition because the issues they address -- making federal agencies work better in an increasingly technical world -- make them critical.” The GAO Fix List.

Announcing the IBM Center’s Visiting Fellow—Patrick Lester

Submitted by on Thu, 01/18/2018 - 13:00

Over the past decade, the federal government has systematically increased the use of evidence-based, data-driven approaches in decision making, sometimes called “Moneyball for Government.” These efforts embrace traditional fields such as program evaluation, but now include the use of open data, business analytics, and social and behavioral sciences for describing problems, predicting needs, and testing new approaches.

How CIOs Can Enable Innovation

Submitted by on Thu, 01/18/2018 - 12:58

Innovation plays a key role in government transformations at all levels. Over the past several years, governments have increasingly established chief technology officers, chief innovation officers, chief data officers, entrepreneurs-in-residence, and simi­lar roles to promote new approaches to innovation.

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