Institutional Wisdom as a Tool for Effectiveness
August 17, 2015
Mature organizations are not necessarily old organizations, but they do share the characteristic of wisdom we often attribute to more experienced people. Wisdom is generally recognized as good…
An Rx for OPM
July 28, 2015
The beleaguered Office of Personnel Management (OPM) continues to wind its way through its current challenge while it also assimilates a new leader. I have no doubt that Beth Cobert will do the job…
Here’s Our Chance to Fix Government Once and for All
July 9, 2015
The federal government is on an unsustainable fiscal path that threatens our national security and social safety net. While many cuts and changes have taken place, government has yet to address the…
9 Key Steps to Cyber-Preparation
June 22, 2015
We are dealing with a systemic crisis-critical government information is being hacked and falling into the hands of "evil doers," and there appears to be no end in sight. Hardly a week goes by when…
Defining and Achieving Efficiency in Government
May 27, 2015
Inefficient and ineffective federal agency programs have been chronicled for eons. Most of the discussions center around making government cost less, cutting budgets, or holding hearings on perceived…
Leadership Get Ready
April 20, 2015
We need our federal employees-career executives and managers-to be prepared for the upcoming transition to a new administration next year, and at the same time we need to increase the stature of…
Don’t Wait for Congress to Improve Agency Effectiveness
April 16, 2015
We've all heard the stories -- programs that cost too much, duplication and fragmentation, fraud, waste and abuse. You can hardly pick up a federal news report without hearing about a program in some…
Do These 6 Things Now to Prepare for the DATA Act
March 18, 2015
By now everyone is familiar with the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) passed by Congress last year with specific deadlines and know that Treasury, OMB, and others are busy…
6 Simple Fixes for the Federal Procurement Process
February 20, 2015
As the largest buyer of goods and services in the world, our government has a rigorous procurement process in place to protect the American taxpayer, designed to facilitate helping Uncle Sam buy what…
An open letter to the new Chairmen of the government oversight committees
November 11, 2014
The midterm elections clearly demonstrated that the American people are longing for Congress to do something different. The new Congress needs to begin addressing big issues that past Congresses have…
