defense

A New Fellow Joins The Center: John Pereira

Submitted by rgordon on Wed, 03/28/2018 - 16:43

John will lead Center thought leadership activity focused on the intelligence enterprise in government, providing insights and recommendations that can help leaders across intelligence agencies improve program performance, effectiveness and efficiency in this critically important mission area. John also serves as Intelligence Industry Leader for Defense & Intelligence for IBM Global Business Services, Public Services Sector. We look forward to John sharing his contributions through the Center’s blogs, reports, and events.

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Chris Whitlock

Submitted by ABarnes on Wed, 03/28/2018 - 10:44

Chris Whitlock has worked defense and national security issues for the past 30 years. For the last 20, he focused primarily on strategy consulting on intelligence issues from an analytic perspective. He co-founded and was the CEO of Edge Consulting, which applied empirical methods and management consulting techniques to advise on major programmatic issues confronting DoD and the Intelligence Community. He holds a B.A. in History (Mississippi), an M.A. in National Security (Georgetown) and an M.B.A. (George Mason).

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Conversations with Authors: John Whitley on Five Actions to Improve Military Hospital Performance

Submitted by rgordon on Fri, 03/23/2018 - 13:17

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Monday, January 8, 2018 - 13:11

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Department of Defense Medical Missions and an Overall of the Military Health System

Costs of the Direct Care System

The Importance of Data

Key Challenges Facing the Military Health System

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Weekly Roundup: December 8-12, 2014

Submitted by TFryer on Mon, 01/22/2018 - 21:50

Dan Chenok Big Data continues to make its presence known. Perspectives on the current impact of the cyber threat landscape. Contract Management Association leader discusses how procurement complexity impacts managers. John Kamensky A New Undersecretary for Management at Defense.

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How Will Government Adapt?: Shifting Defense Priorities and Fiscal Realities

Submitted by TFryer on Mon, 01/22/2018 - 21:10

In particular, the Department must focus on mitigating high-risk issues and inefficiencies, including data security and accessibility, base realignment, and cost of employee benefits. The Department has already made progress in employing a change management approach, but further effort is needed. In light of these challenges, the Department can seize the current opportunity to maximize its resources and cultivate more strategic enterprise-level leadership.