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The President,Outcomes, and Performance

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Since Congress passed the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, the federal government has been struggling to measure outcome rather than output.Agreement is universal that designing and ... More »

Inherently Governmental Functions: At a Tipping Point?

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More than 15 years ago, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Federal Procurement Policy issued Policy Letter 92-1, Subject: Inherently Governmental Functions.This 1992 document ... More »

Acquisition Challenges, 2008 and Beyond

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As we head into 2008, federal acquisition faces a long list of challenges; three of the most pressing are the workforce, oversight, and performance- based acquisition. ... More »

The Courage to Change When Challenged

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The nation faces an enormous challenge but has the opportunity to institute change through collaboration among top-level government and private-sector executives. Americans want an effective, ... More »

Human Capital The Most Critical Asset

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Since the comptroller general placed the management of human capital on the U.S. Government Accountability Offices list of high-risk programs in 1999, a series of legislative and polic... More »