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Management
A Call to Service Is Essential to Building Back Better
The new administration has an opportunity to catalyze new thinking that speaks directly to the needs of our times.
Workforce
Viewpoint: When an Executive Order Is Racist
President Trump’s directive on diversity training undermines the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Management
When Politics and Procurement Mix, The Effects Can Be Deadly
Important components of the pandemic response have bypassed essential rules and protocols, but the problems go beyond the current crisis.
Workforce
Trump’s TVA Firings May Be a Harbinger of Things to Come
At a time of intense economic uncertainty for millions, workforce management decisions can create new challenges.
Management
Hungry Children Can’t Wait for Government ‘Innovation’
In the midst of a crisis, USDA policies make it nearly impossible for states to deal with the surging need for food assistance.
Management
The Pandemic Is a Clarion Call to Remove Barriers to Innovation
The COVID-19 crisis presents an opportunity to put in place solutions that will benefit us all, now and in the future.
Management
There’s a Playbook for Implementing the CARES Act; Agencies Need to Follow It
We are going to see billions of dollars in new contract spending for both surge and ongoing requirements.
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Management
Mixing Politics and Procurement Creates a Toxic Brew
If elected officials are allowed to influence government contracting decisions it won’t end well for the public.
Management
Thoughts on the President’s Management Agenda: Kudos… With a Caution
The PMA doesn’t provide adequate guidance on one of the most important levers available to the government to improve performance: acquisition.
Management
What the Country Needs: A Servant Leader
Civic engagement, through voluntarism and service of all kinds, can serve as a great unifying force.
Management
How a New Contracting Tool is Shaking Up Federal Procurement
Other transaction authority presents an formidable challenge to the Federal Acquisition Regulation. That’s a good thing.
Management
The Clock Is Ticking on Trump’s Management Agenda
Without the roadmap of a viable management agenda, it’s hard to see how proposed reorganization plans could be effective.
Management
Breaking the Stranglehold of Calcified Federal Acquisition Policies
It’s past time for government to get in on the benefits of the online marketplace.
Management
The Trump Administration’s Innovation Problem
Even Mark Zuckerberg probably wouldn’t qualify to be on many government technology contracts.
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Management
Why Innovation Programs Should Target Middle-Aged Bureaucrats
Data show that the average age of the most successful innovators is somewhere in the mid-40s.
Management
Congress is Sending Mixed Messages on Defense Procurement
The landscape is littered with the remains of scores of previous reform efforts.
Management
Trump’s Separate Pursuit of Two Government Reform Plans Will Hurt Both
A more connected and aligned strategy is more likely to drive sustainable, effective results.
Management
The Path to Better Management of Government’s Huge Programs
A new law guides the way to delivering on large-scale change initiatives.
Management
Memo to OMB: Speed Kills
Setting aside the debate over what should be funded (or not), much could be achieved if the administration took a longer view.
Management