Treasury Honors COE-supported DHS DATA Act Implementation
June 29, 2017
The Center for Organizational Excellence, Inc. (COE), a management and technology consulting firm that helps federal agencies transform to improve efficiency and effectiveness, today announced that…
The Journey to Data Value: Navigating the Pathway to Data Consolidation
June 29, 2017
By Alissa Cruz and Dr. Paul Eder You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks. —Winston S. Churchill Can Data Create Value?The fact that data exists…
4 Quadrants of Quality
May 12, 2017
To guide our service to our clients, COE focuses on our 4 Quadrants of Quality-our internal framework for delivering the best value to each client. In each of the four areas: Client Relations,…
Enterprise Human Resource Integration (EHRI) Data Warehouse Support for OPM
January 7, 2017
Client Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Services Enterprise Human Resource Integration Data Warehouse Support Year 2014 OPM’s Enterprise Human Resource Integration Data…
Engagement Success
September 25, 2016
COE uses the term "partnership" when talking about our working relationships, because the most successful engagements are true collaborations, complete with mutual trust and respect. In order to…
Two years in: A Look at the Current Status of the DATA Act
June 29, 2016
At just over two years old, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) has progressed towards implementation of its key provisions in May 2017, but progress has faced some key…
Things to Consider When Selecting a Firm
June 12, 2016
In today's environment of tightened budgets, heightened partisanship, and increased scrutiny, agency contract selections are under more pressure than ever. Fewer dollars means that the wrong choice…
Establishing a Federal Employee Personnel Number: A Unique ID to Replace the SSN
March 23, 2016
How can OPM eliminate SSN from electronic records held by OPM? How can OMB implement an alternate ID for Federal employees to replace the SSN as the employee ID?“In 1962, The Civil Service…
10 Ways to Capitalize on Transparency’s Potential
December 11, 2015
Since President Obama signed the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act in May 2014, federal agencies have been hard at work implementing data standards and establishing a framework for…
Four Immutable Laws of Data
November 6, 2015
I am often fascinated by the ways in which data is erroneously perceived, collected, stored, retrieved, and reported in organizations. Data of all kinds certainly have limitations. In any given…
