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Managers take a bite of Apple for their agencies
David Johnson, a senior analyst at Forrester, has been looking at what managers need to do to integrate Apples into their agency's network.
Lessons for managing dashboards
Brand Niemann, director and senior scientist at Semantic Community, compiled his four lessons for keeping your dashboard on target.
Lessons on inpiring staff from military leaders
Tim McManus is the vice president for Education and Outreach at Partnership for Public Service.
Automatic cuts would 'hollow out the military'
Alexander Bolton of The Hill discusses the status of potential cuts to federal spending that supercommitte is considering.
Proposal to cut federal workforce raises concerns
Some call the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's approval of a 10 percent cut in the federal workforce is a political statement. Others worry it portends cuts in federal pay, benefits or jobs. Federal employees' groups have stepped up lobbying efforts.
MSPB offers advice on telwork
Despite some management concerns, the Merit Systems Protection Board says there are many benefits to telework as long as the process is managed effectively.
Agencies develop an "app"-titude for going mobile
Gwynne Kostin, director of mobile at the GSA's Office of Citizen Services & Innovative Technologies, says the government has enough innovation to tackle the mobile challenge.
DoD budget planning systems plagued by inefficiencies
Asif Khan, director of Financial Management and Assurance Issues at the Government Accountability Office, outlines some of the challenges the Pentagon faces in order to become auditable by 2017.
How to deal with bad bosses
John Palguta, the vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service, told the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris that ultimately poor performers, whether they are entry-level employees or top-level managers are held accountable.
Seven lessons from the Recovery Act
Ed DeSeve was the Special Advisor to the President for Recovery Implementation and is now the President of the Global Public Leadership Institute. He writes about the lessons learned in a new report by the IBM Center for the Business of Government.
'Failing fast' a better message from ELC 2011?
Former OFPP Administrator Steve Kelman shares his observations from the Executive Leadership Conference.
Conference explores government innovation tools
Ilyse Veron is editor of The Public Manager.
Death of the catchphrase 'more with less'?
GovExec's Tom Shoop has an update from the 2011 Executive Leadership Conference on discussion centered on the popular catchphrase.
More to innovation in government than 'coolness' factor
David McClure, associate administrator in the Office of Citizen Services & Innovative Technologies at the General Services Administration, moderated a panel at the 2011 Executive Leadership Conference.
Continuous monitoring requires strong leadership — and software
Bruce Levinson, with the Center for Regulatory Effectiveness, joined the with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the center's recent survey on agency FISMA compliance.
Agency management could stand shot of tough love
Steve Kelman, who has studied management styles at government organizations, said agencies should embody a true tough love — equal parts toughness and nurturing — approach for better performance.
VA funds ideas to help disabled vets get jobs
VA will test the use of the ideas in the agency's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Program, according to a VA release.
New OPM guidance aims to help senior executives 'hit the ground running'
John Palguta, vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss OPM's new onboarding model. The framework aims to help senior executives transition to new positions more smoothly.
What does the future federal workforce look like?
Executives from Deloitte Consulting LLP explain the company's vision for the future of the federal workforce, sharing details from their Fed Cloud plan.
Keys to successful government dashboards
Sukumar Ganapati, associate professor of public administration at Florida International University, examined some of the best practices of government dashboards in a new report.
