Submitted by rthomas on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 13:40
Twitter is set to hire its first employee in Washington, DC, a Government Liaison. That’s great news.
Submitted by cmasingo on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 13:24
John Kamensky
Warner Letter re: DATA Act. Federal News Radio reports: “Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) sent letters to 24 chief financial officer agencies on Friday, urging leadership to “prioritize efforts” to comply with the Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act. . . . Warner, an original backer of the DATA Act, asked five questions to agency leaders about their progress toward the May 2017 implementation deadline.”
Submitted by cmasingo on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 11:17
John Kamensky
Restored Faith. FedScoop reports on comments by Cong. Gerry Connelly at a conference, noting: “With agencies now required to report their spending data in compliance with the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, it’s a chance for the federal government to earn some trust from the American people.”
Submitted by cmasingo on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 09:35
The common perception is that, as a group, federal managers tend to be risk adverse. However, new research based on data from the annual federal employee viewpoint survey concludes that the answer is: it depends. Managers in both high-performing and low-performing organizations tend to be risk takers. They probably feel they have little to lose by trying something new. In contrast, managers in stable, middle-of-the-road organizations tend to be risk adverse and do not want to rock the boat by taking risks.
Submitted by cmasingo on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 14:57
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Submitted by cmasingo on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 14:17
Little wonder therefore that governments around the world want to be seen promoting innovation. However, based on my experience, government efforts in this area can be divided into two broad categories: Most of the governmental resources (money and time) are used for promoting innovation by non-government actors, and only a small amount is allocated for the innovation programs meant to encourage management innovation within the government itself. The former category represents innovation encouraged ‘by’ the government and the latter innovation generated ‘in’ the government.
Submitted by rthomas on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 12:56
A Canadian think tank has released a report on how senior government executives can support innovation by their employees as a way of solving societal problems and delivering better value to citizens. The report’s insights have some useful application to U.S. government executives, as well.
Submitted by cmasingo on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 11:52
Blog Co-Author: Jesse Samberg, Shared Services Fellow, IBM Center for The Business of Government.
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