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Are you ready for the scrutiny of the new administration? Regardless of who is elected, the financial environment and an engaged public will require changes at a more rapid pace and with a higher degree of transparency. It’s not a question of smaller or larger government; it’s having the right number of resources, controlling contractor costs, managing projects and managing absenteeism abuse. Doing all this while continuing to produce results, even under more restrictive budgets, will be the challenge of tomorrow and beyond. See how a Kronos solution can help you get to the right size and meet your agency objectives.

A 2004 NIST study estimated the U.S. capital facilities industry lost $15.8B in 2002 because of inadequate interoperability among computer-aided design, engineering, and software systems. The study said that owners and operators shouldered almost two thirds of that cost in their ongoing facility operations. The lack of interoperability is only part of the problem. Is the data worth sharing? Building Information Modeling (BIM) is changing the way buildings are designed and constructed learn more about how BIM is changing how they’re operated and maintained.

Like the private sector, governments want to solicit input from citizens to improve services and become more responsive and innovative. This paper explores how enhancing collaboration among government groups, citizens and others can enable a more “market-based” approach to processes and can help improve service delivery. Click here to learn more!

The Federal SOA Institute’s mission is to help the federal government adopt and benefit from service oriented architecture (SOA) by providing a robust education environment, advanced solution development capabilities, and by promoting innovation and collaboration. Learn more about the Institute, its mission and its capabilities in this brief overview. Click here to learn more!

In this publication you will find dozens of short, real-life stories of challenges met—and transcended—through fresh thinking and the creative application of state-of-the-art information technology (IT). We've grouped these stories by the three main segments of the public sector, but urge you to browse outside your own industry to see if there are any new, “outside the box” ideas that may be useful for your organization. Click here to learn more!

(1) Transformational Government: Integrating Policy and Programs for an Agile Public Sector; (2) Going Green White Paper; (3) IBM ECM for Government Case Management