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Donovan focuses on morale to turn around HUD

Congress gave Department of Housing and Urban Development programs to help homeless vets a slight boost in fiscal year 2012, in what may be a sign that Secretary Shaun Donovan's plan to turn around an agency once called the "poster child for scandal-ridden, dysfunctional bureaucracy" is working. Donovan said he is emphasizing performance based on data, and demanding that HUD staff increase collaboration among themselves and with other agencies. He spoke Thursday at the Excellence in Government conference in Washington.

Tags: Shaun Donovan , HUD , Government Executive , budget , workforce , Employee Viewpoint Survey , Best Places to Work , Emily Kopp

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NRC leads cultural shift towards transparency

The new emphasis on transparency and openness is requiring a different approach to leadership in many federal agencies. The NRC's Darren Ash gives us his take.

Tags: Federal Drive , Excellence in Government conference , Darren Ash , NRC , transparency , management , leadership , Rachel Stevens , EIG 2010

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State Department moves ahead with Facebook-style site

At the Excellence of Government Conference, the State Department's Richard Boly, director of the Office of e-Diplomacy, talks about ways to improve communication and transparency without adding cost or red-tape.

Tags: Federal Drive , management , transparency , State , Richard Boly , Corridor , Facebook , EIG 2010

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Berry is innovating in the OPM basement

President Obama has mandated that federal government service be "cool" again. In an effort to comply, OPM director John Berry says he's going to try to find room for cutting edge technology in the federal workplace. Even if it means going into the depths of the basement of the OPM Building at 19th and E Streets NW.

Tags: management , P&B , OPM , John Berry , hiring , KSA , President Obama , Max Cacas

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