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…

Leveraging DATA Act for COVID-19 Spending Data

Written by Paul Eder and Bill Hughes Capitalize on DATA Act to Track COVID-19 Spending In May 2014, President Obama signed the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) into law. The…

GAO Reviews: Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication

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…

Modernization Initiatives in Government

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

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…

The Clock is Ticking on Trump’s Management Agenda

The Clock Is Ticking on Trump's Management AgendaGovernment Executive | December 13, 2017 Human capital – the lifeblood of the government – is just one of many management priorities that lack a…

Seven Things About Agency Reform You Need to Know

There is a lot going on in the government transformation and reform space and it’s tempting to close your eyes and wait until the dust clears to open them. We thought it might be helpful to…

COE President to Chair Panel at SEA Presidential Awards Leadership Summit

Rockville, Md. (November 30, 2017) – The Center for Organizational Excellence, Inc. (COE), a leader in organization transformation, today announced that chief executive officer, Steve Goodrich, will…

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…