Budget

Serious cost-cutters only, please

Read a new column from William Eggers and John O\'Leary.

Federal News Network Staff

August 20, 2010 12:12 pm

< a min read

Serious cost-cutters only, please. That’s the sentiment behind a new column from William Eggers and John O’Leary. They write, “To be successful, leaders must build achievable, robust programs that contain a portfolio of initiatives to reduce costs. The biggest traps include taking on too many initiatives at once, or constructing a cost reduction portfolio that lacks balance and coherence. This can lead to one initiative diluting the benefits of another, and possibly a wider failure of confidence in the whole program.”

These stories are part of our daily Dorobek Must Reads. Check out the full list of stories.

The IRS recovered $1 billion in overdue taxes. Will that save its future funding?

Financial Management

VA warns of historic $15B budget shortfall. House committee says more hiring ‘above all’ is driving up costs

Budget

advertising, duplicate government program, GAO, overlap of government p;rograms,GAO, intelligence oversight

How the government spends a billion dollars a year on advertising

Management

Serious cost-cutters only, please

The IRS recovered $1 billion in overdue taxes. Will that save its future funding?

VA warns of historic $15B budget shortfall. House committee says more hiring ‘above all’ is driving up costs

How the government spends a billion dollars a year on advertising

Top Stories