Transforming the Governance of Federal Human Capital Management

Creating Capacity to Enable Effective Change The Center for Organizational Excellence (COE) and the Senior Executives Association(SEA) undertook an initiative to develop recommendations to Congress…

Three Ways to Get Closer to Civil Service Reform

The former Tennessee Commissioner of Human Resources gives tips to achieving large-scale change Civil service reform is not a new concept. Federal government stakeholders across the country have…

COE Brings Together Federal Stakeholders to Gain Momentum on Civil Service Reform

Washington (June 21, 2019) - This week, The Center for Organizational Excellence Inc. (COE) hosted Rebecca Hunter to discuss human resources innovation at a series of Civil Service Reform events…

Takeaways from the 2018 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey

This article was written by Andrew Wagner, Web & Video Editor of Government Matters on WJLA-TV. You may also view the original version of this article at govmatters.tv. The results…

Workforce Reform: Where We’ve Been — Where We’re Going

This event will take place on Tuesday April 24, 2018 from 2:00PM – 3:00PM. REGISTER NOWFrom the desk of OPM HR Solutions: It has been six months since OPM HR Solutions convened a panel to discuss…

Steve Goodrich Discusses “Top 10 Silent Killers of Government…” on Government Matters TV

Steve Goodrich, CEO of The Center for Organizational Excellence, Inc. (COE) and author of “Transforming Government,” goes in depth with Francis Rose about his thoughts for his recent column, "The Top…

Agency Reform Summit: Critical Conversations About Finalizing Your Agency’s Plan

The government reform initiative is well underway, and over the next month, all agencies will receive feedback on their high-level agency reform plan. Linda Springer, architect of the government-wide…

No Big Proposals in State of the Union for Feds

COE's Steve Goodrich speaks as a guest on "Federal Drive" with Tom Temin on Federal News Radio. As promised, last night's State of the Union speech from President Barack Obama was relatively short…

In Depth with Francis Rose: Using the Right Ruler to Measure Your Agency’s Performance

COE's Dr. Paul Eder makes speaks as a guest on "In Depth with Francis Rose" of Federal News Radio. "The White House wants agencies to use data to make budget decisions and more data is available…

COE Talks Telework Webinar Series

Telework is a strategic means to further agency priorities and mission, yet increasing participation in telework is a complex undertaking. It requires close collaboration between telework…