Federal managers can anticipate mission changes, organizational restructuring, and austere budgets in fiscal year 2013 and beyond. The challenge will be to incorporate these into headquarters-mandated mission changes while creating and maintaining high-performing subord... More »

Government , Human Capital , Workforce Development

Change Management , Human Performance Improvement , Managing Organizational Knowledge

Managing human capital is a high-risk area in the federal government, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported more than a decade ago. In part, GAO found that federal managers need all the help they can get in attracting, hiring, developing, engaging, and ret... More »

Government , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Change Management , Engagement , Management Development , Human Performance Improvement

The federal government has been gradually adopting shared service business models for administrative services for nearly 30 years. Today, the buzz is all about the cloud and its potential to transform shared services as we know ... More »

Government

Advanced Level Content , Business Impact , Change Management , Economy , Innovation , Trends

Improving disaster response capabilities within this country requires better coordination not only within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), but also across the federal government, within state and local governments... More »

Government , Human Capital

Business Impact , Change Management , Intermediate-level Content , Jobs

The well-documented increasing toll of disasters in terms of life and property losses should trigger major reform of the nations hazard mitigation policy and programs. A potential strategy for reform would emphasize changing the... More »

Government

Business Impact , Change Management , Economy , Intermediate-level Content