This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, July 19, 2024 Michael J. Keegan Articles & insights of interest in public management & leadership for the week ending July 19, 2024. GAO: Action on Open Recs Could Produce $200B Benefits. A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report reckons that (more…)
Navigating Complexity: Insights from Dr. Ben Zweibelson on Evolving Military Strategy
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Thursday, July 18, 2024 Michael J. Keegan In this interview, we discuss conventional military decision-making paradigms, exploring current doctrines that tend to be rooted in Newtonian, linear thinking that may oversimplify the complexities of modern conflicts. Dr. Ben Zweibelson, director of the (more…)
State Dept. hopeful even a Trump administration would continue its hiring and reform efforts
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. Trump appointees clashed with the foreign service in his first term, but top official hopes to sell them on taking a new path if he is re-elected.
Leadership Insights from “Governing Fables: Learning from Public Sector Narratives” by Sandford Borins
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Michael J. Keegan As part of my “The Art of Leadership” series, this contribution identifies 9 key leadership lessons drawn from Borins’ analysis of public sector narratives. Governing Fables: Learning from Public Sector Narrativesby Sandford Borins explores the (more…)
Overcoming bureaucracy to expedite software development cycles
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. Red tape often delays digital transformation initiatives across government agencies, including the adoption of modern software delivery practices critical for mitigating disruption from emerging threats and changing mission requirements. Well-meaning policies have blocked many agencies from swapping traditional waterfall or siloed software development (more…)
Here’s now Trump’s new vice presidential pick stacks up on federal workforce issues
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, has been at the center of GOP efforts in Congress to “dismantle” diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies, and has suggested that during a second Trump term, the president should fire “every mid-level bureaucrat” in government.
Designing Military Decision-Making Anew: A Conversation with Dr. Ben Zweibelson, Director, Strategic Innovation Group, U.S. SPACE COMMAND
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Broadcast Date: Monday, July 15, 2024 Dr. Ben Zweibelson
Risk Response, Disruption, and The Big Question
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Monday, July 15, 2024 Dr. Karen Hardy By now, we are all aware of the heavy rains that caused floods in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to the National Center for Meteorology, this was the country’s heaviest rainfall recorded in 75 (more…)
Does the Hatch Act apply to you? Election season do’s and don’ts
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. The first installment in a series about the rules and policies federal employees should know ahead of the midterm elections.
Can federal employees volunteer for political campaigns and make contributions? Election season do’s and don’ts
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. The second installment in a series about the rules and policies federal employees should know ahead of the midterm elections.