Agile Bureaucracy

Disabled Veterans and Reasonable Accommodation in the Federal Workplace

2012-01-24T15:51:00Z

By Jack Malgeri As our society seeks to assist disabled individuals, including our noble disabled military veterans, to fully participate as members of the American workforce, the topic of reasonable accommodation in federal employment has become a topic of considerable interest for federal human resource professionals. Christopher J, Kuczynski, Esq., Assistant Legal Counsel, ADA/GINA Policy Division, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will be discussing legal requirements...(read more)

Confronting the Challenge of American Homelessness in the 21st Century

2012-01-16T16:07:00Z

The winter 2011 issue of The Public Manager kicks off with a 3-article forum on homeless in the U.S. and what government can do to make a difference. Having had first-hand experience on these matters during my long government career - including assignments with the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) during the early years of the 'war on poverty" and the US Department of Health, Education & Welfare/Health & Human Services (HEW/HHS) - I was interested to learn what 's different...(read more)

Back to Fixing the Federal Budget Process

2011-12-13T19:53:00Z

Steve Redburn and Demian Moore This past fall, the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (popularly, the “Supercommittee”) created by the Budget Control Act of 2011 tested the possibility that our fiscal challenges could be met by bypassing the regular budget process. The Supercommittee talks’ collapse just before Thanksgiving has pointed everyone back to the drawing board. We now must reconsider whether it is possible to reform the regular budget process, to help support...(read more)

People - Let’s Meet in the Fed Cloud

2011-12-13T19:47:00Z

By Dan Helfrich, William Eggers and Charles Tierney For all the hype attached to the term, “cloud computing” is at heart about sharing and managing information, tools, and systems in a more efficient way. Email, instant-messaging, office software suites, data storage and analysis, voice communications, photo and video sharing— today you can do all of them without having the software sitting on your own computer. Both individuals and corporations have found they can cut costs, boost...(read more)

HUD Secretary Donovan: Focus on What’s Possible Yields Housing for Veterans

2011-11-22T19:02:00Z

At last week’s Excellence in Government conference HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan reminded us to focus on what’s possible – including collaboration. One of HUD’s four priority goals set at the beginning of the Obama administration was finding housing for homeless veterans, Donovan recalled, and in two years, a program combining forces of HUD and Veterans Affairs is ahead of its targets; it found housing for 25,761 homeless veterans. Often the temptation is to design programs...(read more)

Government Workforce: Learning Innovations Ignite Presentations Now Available

2011-11-16T21:56:00Z

Click the links below to view session recordings of each of the three Ignite Presentations offered during the Lunch & Learn at this year's conference held November 2nd: Ignite Your Workforce Presentation by Lauree Ostrofsky Educating the Public on How Military Does Science Presentation by Dr. John Ohab All I Really Need to Know, I Learned Online Presentation by Andrew Krzmarzick The Public Manager together with the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) hosted this year's...(read more)

2011 Government Workforce: Learning Innovations Conference Highlights

2011-11-16T21:01:00Z

On behalf of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) and The Public Manager , thank you for participating in the 2011 Government Workforce: Learning Innovations Conference. Your innovative ideas and stimulating discussion are what made this year's conference a great success. For highlights, Discussion Notes, White Papers from our sponsors, and Session Descriptions from the 2011 Program Guide for this year's conference, held November 2nd at Washington, D.C.'s Newseum,...(read more)

Comprehensive IT: The National Nuclear Security Administration Case

2011-10-13T21:28:00Z

by Kenneth B. Sheely The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is a government agency that recently implemented a project management framework to increase efficiency. Through the creation of project management tools, standards, and best practices NNSA developed what it called G2, a stateof-the-art project management information system developed to manage its global Threat reduction initiative (GTRI). NNSA established GTRI in 2004 to consolidate efforts to prevent the acquisition of nuclear...(read more)

The Emerging Pay-For-Success Bond Model Shows Real Promise

2011-10-13T15:43:00Z

In the fall issue of The Public Manager , Jeffrey Liebman writes about how pay-for-success bonds can drive better outcomes and inspire more innovation. Liebman is the Malcolm Wiener Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University and has previously served at the Office of Management and Budget as acting deputy director. He has a unique perspective on this new financing model. Although most pay-for-success pilots will be established at the state and local level, federal agencies have an important...(read more)

Graduating into a Government Job?

2011-09-16T15:07:00Z

Last night I ran into a political science student who will be graduating this December, like I am. I asked her what she would do after graduation, and not surprisingly she overlooked the question, like I usually do when someone asks for my post-graduation plans “Do you know Ashley?” said my friend. “I envied her so much because she is majoring in computer engineering! Now engineers are needed everywhere!” I didn’t know whether this is the case until I saw an article...(read more)

Free Money to Learn and Low Rates to Register

2011-09-14T17:02:00Z

The decision has been made now it’s time to act! Training IS an appropriate use for spending end-of-year funds* and ASTD and the Public Manager want to YOU to join our expert speaker lineup and community of government professionals on November 2, 2011, at the Newseum, where you can explore learning innovations that enhance work, try new tools for collaboration within your agency, and connect with leaders throughout government. This is a government training event like no other! But you must...(read more)

Major Industry Sponsors Support Government Workforce: Learning Innovations Conference

2011-09-12T17:29:00Z

Government Workforce: Learning Innovations has received significant sponsor support from some of the leading learning providers to government agencies. Our featured sponsors include: Adayana Government Group: Known for exceptional customer service, product innovations, and superior performance, the Adayana Government Group has partnered with more than 50 federal agencies and businesses to solve their most pressing learning challenges, from enterprise strategies through final project execution. American...(read more)

Government Workforce Adds Kathryn Medina, Executive Director, CHCO Council

2011-09-07T20:13:00Z

ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) and The Public Manager are pleased to add Kathryn Medina, Executive Director, CHCO Council, to our outstanding line up of government officials, including John Berry and Scott Gould, and subject matter experts like Tom Fox from Partnership for Public Service and Gustavo Crosetto from the U.S Government Accountability Office. Kathryn Medina serves as the Executive Director of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council at OPM. The Council is responsible...(read more)

Collaborative Intelligence Revisited

2011-08-25T12:55:00Z

In the Spring 2010 Issue of The Public Manager , Russ Linden wrote about the six critical factors of an intelligent, successful collaboration. With collaboration at the heart of innovation, it’s important that we know how to do it well. Linden cites an African proverb stating that, “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.” Not all projects require the effort of collaboration; but for those that do, what could you be doing better? Linden lists the six...(read more)

Information Overload

2011-08-24T18:41:00Z

Pete Marksteiner, a colonel for the United States Air Force, noticed that the incredible amount of information available to federal workers can be overwhelming. In response to the expectation that this information be quickly processed, Marksteiner came up with a few suggestions for how to overcome the overload and outlined them in a recent article for The Public Manager, " Urgent: Mastering Information Overload in Government. " Marksteiner remarks, “Why do so many managers feel chronically...(read more)