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Implementing the Four-Day Workweek

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Christine Rush

Government organizations are in a perpetual state of change. A key element to the introduction of change, as well as its eventual success or failure, is the human resource manager. Author Paul Light notes in his book The Four Pi... More »

Shared Services and the Cloud: Seize the Opportunity

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John Marshall

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 »

Achieving Community Preparedness Post-Katrina

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Christine Gibbs Springer

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 »

Reforming Mitigation Programs: A New Orleans Case Analysis

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Earthea Nance

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 »

Recovery or Resilience Along the Post-Katrina Gulf Coast?

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Francis Edwards

In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina blew ashore, and 90,000 square miles of the Gulf Coast were devastated, including levee destruction in New Orleans that left standing water in 80 percent of the city for six weeks. In five years... More »