Friday Round-Up, August 6

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Privacy vs. Transparency?

Four items have caught my attention this week, spurred by this post on GovLoop, "Internet: Defining privacy in a public space" 

Eliminating Government Program Duplication and Overlap

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 15:08

A recent survey by the left-leaning Center for American Progress find that most Americans lack confidence in government and one of the leading factors is that three-quarters feel that government agencies duplica

Planning for the Inevitable: The Role of the Federal Supply Chain in Preparing for National Emergencies

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 15:06

As we have seen in recent years, there has been no shortage of national emergencies—ranging from oil spills to hurricanes to the threat of a pandemic virus.  Having an effective supply chain has become critical in effectively respo

Federal Agency Social Media Hubs

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 15:04

The one that caught my attention was the new Social Media Hub created by Defense to help provide internal-to-Defense education, policy, and the ability for groups in Defense to "register" their social media initiatives in a central location. 

An Agenda of Key Reforms

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 15:03

The Obama Administration’s favorite think tank, the Center for American Progress, launched a “Doing What Works” initiative earlier this year.  The staff pulled together a 16-point plan, which was recently the focus of an opinion poll survey.  The highest rated item: “Require every federal agency to set clear goals

Millennials Want Better, Not Smaller Government; Implementation Is Key

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 15:01

The Center for American Progress (CAP) found that millennials, defined as Americans between the ages of 18 and 32, have far greater faith in and expectations of government than their older compatriots.  This proved true regardless of political affiliation or ideological bent.

Analytics and Risk Management: Tools for Making Better Decisions

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 15:00
Decisions based on bad information can lead to poor results and be quite costly to organizations. This may culminate in the squandering of opportunities, taking on unnecessary risk, misallocating resources, and ultimately not achieving strategic goals or objectives. At a time of shrinking budgets and increasing expectations to do more with less, making better decisions based on informed judgment has taken on even more significance for both private sector and government organizations.

GAO: Challenges of Using Web 2.0 in Government

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 14:58
In its testimony, GAO found that 22 of the 24 major federal agencies have a presence on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. “However, agency use of these technologies also may present risks associated with properly managing and protecting government records and sensitive information, including personally identifiable information.”  Key challenges include:
 
Privacy and Security Challenges
  • Determining how the Privacy Act of 1974 applies to government use of social

Weekly Roundup for March 6-10, 2017

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 14:45

John Kamensky

Government Performance Management Systems: Case Studies From South Asia

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 14:42

Partial approaches are akin to arranging chairs on the deck of the Titanic. In a dysfunctional system, looking for pockets of excellence is a futile exercise. In many cases, you can get temporary results by focusing on some part of the organization or even some government departments, but you can be sure, just like a waterbed, that the inefficiency has travelled to another part that is currently not under scrutiny. Therefore, I have long argued that governments must have an integrated performance measurement system.

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