Sea, Land, Air, Space Superiority – Why are Near-Peer Adversaries able to Excel?

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:44

Guest Blogger: Townley Cozad, Associate Partner, Defense & Intelligence, IBM

 

Even as the United States remains the strongest, most capable military in the world, U.S. leadership in all domains is being challenged by “near-peer” competitors aggressively seeking to close the capability gap.  The military calls this “near-peer” (against someone who has similar weapons and abilities) warfare.

Model 3: Performance Management Framework

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:44

(a continuation from the December 23, 2009 blog on “Managing Performance”)

Model 2: Siloed Performance Systems

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:43

(a continuation from the December 23, 2009 blog on “Managing Performance”)

Model 1: Performance Administration

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:41

(a continuation from the December 23, 2009 blog on “Managing Performance”)

Bouckaert and Halligan call their first idealized performance management model the “Performance Administration” approach.

This model is seen as modest, ad hoc and un-systematic. It is oftentimes designed for formal, hierarchical organizations and is seen as mechanistic or compliance-oriented in implementation. Nevertheless, it is the typical starting place for many organizations.

Drivers transforming government: Engagement

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:40

Note:  The IBM Center recently released Seven Drivers Transforming Government, a series of essays exploring key drivers of change in government.

Managing Performance: A Series

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:40

Remember the YouTube phenomena, “The Evolution of Dance?” I have been reading a book, “Managing Performance: International Comparisons” by two highly-regarded foreign academics – Geert Bouckaert (a Belgian) and John Halligan (an Australian). Their book could well have been named: “The Evolution of Performance!”

Using Performance Measures

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:38

The federal government’s chief performance officer, Jeff Zients, declared at a recent Senate hearing: “The test of a performance management system is whether it is used.” He thought federal agencies were failing the test.

Cutting Contractors

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:36

OMB released a report today, “Acquisition and Contracting Improvement Plans and Pilots: Saving Money and Improving Government,” which follows up on its July 2009 directive that agencies trim 7 percent – about $40 billion -- from their contracting budgets over the next two years by improving their buying processes.

Announcing the Center’s Newest Research Report Topics

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:35

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(for more detail on these priorities, see “Seven Drivers Transforming Government”). Our content is intended to stimulate and accelerate the production of practical research that benefits government leaders and managers.

Performance Reporting: Rhetoric vs. Reality

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:35

Recent years have seen a growing emphasis on the reporting of the outputs and outcomes of government programs. Yet there is limited information on what outputs and outcomes are actually reported on in practice.

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