Submitted by rthomas 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
Submitted by cmasingo on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 14:30
The new legislation adds to a loosely organized network of continuing federal efforts to boost Americans’ engagement in STEM education. In fact, President George W. Bush placed a governmentwide emphasis on STEM education in his State of the Union address in 2006 as a part of his national competitiveness agenda.
Submitted by cmasingo on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 14:27
Selecting a college can be one of the most expensive choices in life. But until recently, the information sources to make an informed decision were scattered and of varying quality – rankings in national magazines, word of mouth, brochures from campuses, and the perennial college tours.
Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 14:15
A newly-released book by a trio of authors,
Performance Management in the Public Sector, (available August 2
nd) takes a strategic and theory-based look at performance approaches. The authors – Wouter Van Dooren, Geert Bouckaert, and John Halligan – are well-known academics in the field from Belgium and Australia. Their book provides useful context for people new to the field
Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 14:14
OMB last month released a memo on its next steps on improving agency performance. Rather than defining a government-wide, all-encompassing framework, it focuses on defining a framework for agency “high priority performance goals” and tra
Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 13:52
“OMB to transform performance reviews,”
reports Federal News Radio writer Meg Beasley. She writes that: “OMB will work with the
Performance Improvement Council (PIC) to shift from a performance assessment approach that focuses on simply gathering information to an approach that focuses on using that information to improve agency functioning.”
Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 13:50
It may be hot in Washington this summer, but agency leaders -- especially budget officers -- are facing a blizzard of memos from the White House on actions they are expected to undertake to pare back spending. Last week, Tim Kauffman and Tom Spoth wrote an article in Federal Times listing out some of the directives, but more were added before the week was out. Here’s a handy checklist (and if you have more, please add them!):
Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 13:43
“Your agency is required to identify the programs and subprograms that have the lowest impact on your agency’s mission and constitute at least five percent
Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 13:41
OMB released specific guidance to agencies on how they should prepare their budget submissions to OMB, which are due September 13. The key element being that agencies should submit requests that would be 5 percent below what was estimated for FY 2012 when OMB submitted the president’s FY 2011 budget in February. There have been good stories on this in the Washington Post and
Submitted by cmasingo on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 13:01
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