What Is Going On Here?

We Now Know What We Don’t Know The National Academy of Public Administration is looking at the transition experience and expectations of career government...

We Now Know What We Don’t Know

The National Academy of Public Administration is looking at the transition experience and expectations of career government employees. The report about members of the Senior Executive Service includes some interesting–and eyebrow-raising–results.

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Changes In The Contracting World?

The relationship–or lack thereof–between the Defense Department and the contracting community has undergone a lot of scrutiny. New America Foundation is dealing with that scrutiny, and the changes that are needed, in a report called “Changing the Culture of Pentagon Contracting.” One of the co-authors, Michael Cohen, is my guest.

CIO Crystal Balls

Some people’s Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2009 may not be the same as yours. Nor may some people think this list includes the REAL Nine Most Contentious IT Issues for the Next Two Years. Dave McClure, former Director for Information Technology Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office; John Marshall, former CIO and Assistant Administrator for Management at the U.S. Agency for International Development; and Norm Lorentz, former Chief Technology Officer at OMB talk about these lists, and what they might take off and add.

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