The Power of Confident Consulting
February 11, 2020
Consulting is a confidence game. As a consultant, your livelihood is dependent on you being more confident that the person you’re helping. So what are the keys to develop and maintain a…
OPEN Government Data Act and the Importance of the CDO Role
December 6, 2019
Written by Alissa Cruz In the government data world, mixed among buzz words such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and business intelligence (BI), new terms like Federal Data Strategy,…
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019
October 9, 2019
The year 2019 has brought many changes in both public and private sector, with current initiatives and bills being under review to become public law or amend current legislation. It is, with no…
GAO Reviews: Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication
June 25, 2019
Written by Roberto Calderon Government programs are created and implemented for various reasons. These programs are usually managed by a Federal department or specific agency or by more than one…
If I Were President…
April 26, 2019
*Click here to download the PDF of this article* “Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept…
Modernization Initiatives in Government
April 15, 2019
Written by Roberto Calderon Technology has been a big game changer in people’s lifestyle. It just not moves the world around a cycle of industrialization and mass production of new items and…
OPEN Government Data Act
February 4, 2019
A new year has started with changes in legislation as new bills have been reviewed at both the Senate and House level. As we approach the end of the first half of the 2019 fiscal year, it is…
What Federal HR Could Learn from Tennessee’s Reforms
January 10, 2019
I recently visited the state of Tennessee to review its award-winning human resources function and training program and the reforms state officials have made over a five-year period. I took a federal…
Tips to Help Non-Technology Auditors Manage Technology Audits in Government
December 29, 2018
This article is one of a 7-part series on "Technology Auditing Strategies" co-authored by Eric Stewart and Roberto Calderon. In today’s technology-heavy world, working “outside of your area or…
Using New Technology on Government Audits
December 27, 2018
This article is one of a 7-part series on "Technology Auditing Strategies" co-authored by Roberto Calderon, Lyn McGee, Eric Stewart and Dr. Paul Eder. It is almost 2019, with less than two weeks to…
