Weekly Round-up: November 16, 2012

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Articles from across the Web that we found interesting, the week of November 12, 2012

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

How Can Good Management Help to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff?

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Over the coming weeks and months, perhaps no issue will dominate the attention of leaders in Washington like reaching a deal to address the “fiscal cliff”.  The components of these discussions are well-known:  sequestration if a budget deal does not find sufficient savings to reduce the deficit over the next 10 years, tax increases across a range of areas, a looming debt ceiling deadline in early 2013, and the need to pass the annual 2013 budget as opposed to the current continuing resolution. 

Understanding Continuing Resolutions and Government Shutdowns

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In only four cases since 1975 has Congress passed all appropriation bills before the beginning of the fiscal year.  In some years, like 1996, inaction led to agencies suspending operations.  This year, Congress adopted a six-month Continuing Resolutionfor all fiscal year 2013 appropriation bills, delaying final decisions until March 31st.  What do these kinds of delays mean for how agencies manage their monies and op

Weekly Round-up: November 09, 2012

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  • Deputy FEMA Cheif thanks the crowd.  On Gov.Aol, Deputy Administrator Rich Serino thanks volunteers who provided aerial imagery analysis in the Hurricane Sandy recovery effort.
  • From DCWeek, advice on socialgov. Alice Lipowicz writes up a cheat sheet with five tips for social government success.

 

Dan Chenok

Emerging Innovation and Social Media Trends: Always-on Connected Devices

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Of the five trends I outlined in my last post, the first, Always-on connected devices, is so fundamental, so important, so paradigm-shifting, that it is quickly becoming invisible.

Bridging the Gap

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I’ve been asked to participate as a “practitioner” on a discussion panel at the upcoming conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)  It is a high-powered conference of top academics from around the U.S.

Weekly Round-up: November 02, 2012

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