Federal Drive interviews - Aug. 1
Wednesday - 8/1/2012, 8:13am EDT
With ever-shrinking budgets, some agencies are considering reorganization as a way to trim fat and improve efficiency. But whether it's at the agency or the program level, it's not an easy task and you need resources. Does your agency have what it takes?
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Deloitte Report: Tidying up - What reorganization can do for federal agencies
Panel: Reorganization and Restructuring in Government presented by Deloitte
It's one thing to operate a gigantic bureaucracy. It's another to govern to win. Governing to Win is the title of a new book on national competitiveness. It's full of essays from former government leaders, including former comptroller general David Walker and Clinton aide Larry Haas. Prow edited the compilation.
Bernie Becker — Reporter, The Hill
Today the Postal Service will default on $5.5 billion in pension costs that it owes to the Treasury. It will do the same next month too. This isn't a surprise — The agency has been ringing alarm bells for more than a year. It's urging lawmakers to pass a bill letting it cut costs and restructure. But it doesn't seem like Congress is in any rush.
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Analysis: $5B default fails to inspire urgency over Postal Service bill
