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White House Management Advisory Board
On Monday, President Obama signed an executive order creating a new White House advisory board to be populated by corporate executives who will provide cutting-edge best management practices to their...
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Congress and Citizen Engagement
Earlier this week, the Pew Center’s survey on citizen trust in government shows trust in government has plummeted to record lows. As if to support these findings, there were “gun rallies” in support...
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Passionate About Collaboration
Collaboration is one of the key elements of President Obama’s signature Open Government Initiative. However, federal agencies’ Open Government Plans don’t seem to address it very well. But...
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Implementing Health Care Reform
Implementing the Recovery Act has been a major challenge. But it pales in comparison to the complexity facing those implementing the health care reform bill. Office of Personnel Management director...
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Scorecarding Agency Open Gov Plans
The Obama Administration announced today a scorecard of the quality of the plans submitted earlier this month by 29 major agencies. Using a checklist of 30 criteria, the scorecards show all agencies...
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Mocking Public Service
Just in time for the national Public Service Recognition Week, Saturday Night Live aired a biting satire: “The 2010 Public Employee of the Year Award.” In the skit, several finalists for the award...
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Labor-Management Forums and Performance
Some things can move fast in bureaucracies! President Obama signed Executive Order 13522, “Creating Labor-Management Forums to Improve Delivery of Government Services,” in early December to resurrect...
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HUD’s Open Gov Plan Focuses on Mission
The Collaboration Project hosted a “lessons learned” forum last week on how agencies developed their Open Government Plans. I was particularly impressed with what the presenter from the Department of...
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Fiscal Summit and America’s Fiscal Challenges
Was it a parade of stars or a suicide mission? Last week I attended a one-day wonk fest on the country’s long term fiscal outlook, the “2010 Fiscal Summit.” It offered a rainy forecast, with possible...
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Business of Government Blog Index
The Business of Government Blog has moved to a new address, as of May 10. Please visit us in our new location at: http://www.businessofgovernment.org/blogs/the-business-of-government Please re-set...
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