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Challenges and Opportunities for Second Obama Administration

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John Palguta

The results of the 2012 presidential election offer both good news and bad news for President Obama. The good news is that he now has another four years to work on improving government performance. The bad news is that he now has another four years to work on improving ... More »

Creating a Shared Leadership Culture Through Multilevel Development

Clemson Turregano

Do the leaders of your agency struggle to stay on the same sheet of music? Do some need developmental feedback, while others grow and change more quickly than the organization? Are members of your team lurching in a zombie-like fashion from one crisis to the next, with ... More »

Virginia Transportation Agency Seeks Performance-Based Certification

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Dennis Mankin

Departments of Transportation (DOTs) across the country are challenged to maintain their roads and bridges in the face of large fiscal budgets cuts. Because the work does not diminish with the budget cuts, much of the labor and inspection processes are being transitione... More »

Agencies Create Architecture to Support Intelligence

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Deborah Melancon

In today’s era of diminishing resources, managers within government agencies must become more efficient to fulfill their missions; this includes finding efficiencies in their decision-making process and in the way they issue directions to their agency. Finding mor... More »

Investing in People Supports Veterans' Affairs Mission

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Pat Galagan

With more than 314,000 employees, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the federal government's second largest department, responsible for a nationwide system of healthcare services, benefits programs, and national cemeteries for America's veterans and their ... More »