The Business of Government Hour

• Conversation with Authors: Professor Harry Lambright

  Prof. Harry Lambright on Leaders and Leadership - Lessons from Robert Gates, Francis Collins, and NASA Administrators.

  Management

  December 26, 2013
• Leaders Speak on Mission and Making a Difference

  How are government executives meeting mission and making a difference? What are government executives doing to make a difference in the face of fiscal and budgetary realities? Join host Michael Keegan he explores these questions and more with former and current government leaders: Dr. Francis Collins, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Michael Astrue, Kathleen Merrigan, Linda Gibbs and a host of others for a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour - Leaders Speak - A CONVERSATION on Meeting Mission and Making A Difference.

  Management

  December 19, 2013
• Conversations with Authors Series with Jen Bachner

  What is predictive policing? How does predictive policing complement traditional policing methods? What are the operational challenges of predictive policing? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions with the Jen Bachner, author of Predictive Policing: Preventing Crime with Data and Analytics. Jen Bachner Coordinator for the M.A. in Government Johns Hopkins University

  Management

  December 12, 2013
• Conversation with Authors: Manager’s Guide to Evaluating Citizen Participation with Prof. Tina Nabatchi

  Learn from Prof. Tina Nabatchi how program managers can assess whether their efforts to increase citizen participation in their programs are making a difference. Tina Nabatchi Assistant Professor Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

  Management

  December 05, 2013
• Exploring National Defense University’s iCollege

  How is National Defense University's iCollege expanding its missions as global hub for educating, informing, and connecting Information Age leaders? What is the iCollege doing in the area of cyber security and cyber leadership? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dr. Robert Childs, Chancellor NDU's iCollege. Dr. Robert Childs National Defense University Chancellor, Information Resources Management (iCollege)

  Management

  December 03, 2013
• Conversation with Authors: John Whitley on Five Methods for Measuring Unobserved Events — A Case Study of Federal Law Enforcement

  Mr. Whitley describes the challenges of measuring unobserved events such as tax cheating, drug smuggling, or illegal immigration. John Whitley Senior Fellow Institute for Defense Analyses

  Management

  November 21, 2013
• Leading IT Strategy for DHA

  What is the IT strategy for the Defense Health Agency? How has it enhanced DoD's IT efforts to delivery care anytime, anywhere? How is the DHA modernizing its technology infrastructure and realizing a robust integrated electronic health record? Join Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dave Bown, CIO at the Defense Health Agency. Dave Bowen Chief Information Officer Defense Health Agency

  Management

  November 14, 2013
• How HHS’s Program Support Center manages the business of government

  What is shared services and its benefits? How does HHS's Program Support Center manage the business of government? How is PSC using technology to streamline operations, increase efficiencies, and reduce costs? Join host Michael Keegan and he explores these questions and so much more with Paul Bartley, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Support at U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and director of its Program Support Center. Paul Bartley Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Support & Director Program Support Center (PSC) Department of Health and Human Services

  Management

  November 07, 2013
• Providing Logistics, Acquisition and Technical Services to the Military and Federal Agencies

  What are the Defense Logistics Agency's strategic priorities? How is DLA working to reduce costs while improving support to the warfighter? What about DLA's role in providing humanitarian assistance & disaster relief support? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and so much more with our VADM Mark D. Harnitchek, Director of the Defense Logistics Agency. VADM Mark D. Harnitchek Director Defense Logistics Agency

  Management

  October 31, 2013
• Leading Information Sharing and Safeguarding

  What is the National Strategy for Information Sharing and Safeguarding? How has information sharing matured across the information sharing environment, the ISE? What are the biggest challenges facing the ISE? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Kshemendra Paul, Program Manager Information Sharing Environment. Kshemendra Paul Program Manager Office of the Information Sharing Environment

  Management

  October 24, 2013
• Conversation with Authors: Dr. Phil Joyce on The Costs of Budget Uncertainty: Analyzing the Impact of Late Appropriations

  How does federal budgetary uncertainty impact government agencies and other sectors? What is the affect on the efficiency and effectiveness of government? Are we facing a fiscal cliff or slope? We will explore these questions and much more with Professor Phil Joyce, author of the new IBM Center report, The Costs of Budget Uncertainty: Analyzing the Impact of Late Appropriations. Philip Joyce Professor of Management, Finance and Leadership, University of Maryland

  Management

  October 18, 2013
• Conversation with Authors: Implementing Cross-Agency Collaboration: A Guide for Federal Managers with Dr. Jane Fountain

  What two dimensions are necessary for effective collaboration? How can agency leaders and OMB foster cross-agency collaboration as a way of doing business? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dr. Jane Fountain author of the IBM Center report, Implementing Cross-Agency Collaboration: A Guide for Federal Managers. Jane Fountain Professor of Political Science and Public Policy University of Massachusetts Amherst Director, National Center for Digital Government Gordon Hall

  Management

  October 10, 2013
• Treasury’s Assistant Secretary of Management Discusses Management and Performance

  What is Treasury's management and performance agenda? What is Treasury doing consolidate it office space and right-size its operational footprint? How is Treasury working to transform the way it does business? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and so much more with Nani Coloretti, Assistant Secretary of The Treasury for Management. Nani Coloretti Assistant Secretary of The Treasury for Management Department of the Treasury

  Management

  October 01, 2013
• Fast Government – A Conversation with Author Series with Chuck Prow and Robert Shea

  What would happen if time became a key performance metric in government efficiency and effectiveness? What is fast government? How can we develop strategies and tools to deliver Fast Government? What are the barriers to innovation, speed, and performance? Join host Michael Keegan next week on a Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour.

  Management

  September 27, 2013