U.S. Department of State

Leading eDiplomacy at State: Conversation with Richard Boly

Submitted by on Wed, 01/03/2018 - 16:23

How is eDiplomacy moving State from a culture of need to know toward a culture of a need to share?

Leaders Speak on Leadership and Public Service: Amb. Patrick Kennedy, Adm. Thad Allen, and Dave Wennergren

Submitted by on Fri, 12/22/2017 - 15:04

For a decade, The Business of Government Hour has brought you leading government executives who are changing the way government does business. Each week, our guests join us for an informative, insightful, and in-depth conversation about their careers, their agencies, agency accomplishments, as well as their vision of government in the 21st century.  Over last five years, we have interviewed more than 250 government executives. It is from this rich library that we have culled together their insights on important public management issues.

Reverse Auctioning: Saving Money and Increasing Transparency

Submitted by on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 13:35

Simply put, reverse auctions are auctions that enable sellers to “bid down” prices for their goods and services. The use of reverse auctions has substantially increased since Wyld’s initial report in 2000, albeit at a slower pace than anticipated in the earlier study. This new report contains original research on the potential of reverse auctions as a government cost-saving tool that also saves time and increases transparency.