NAPA Forum Recap: The List
We recently had the honor of sponsoring the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) monthly May program – The Government Accountability Office (GAO…
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Strategic sourcing — Where Are We Today?
It was two years ago that strategic sourcing became a “thing” again in Federal acquisition. In a watershed moment for Federal strategic sourcing, GAO’s report from October 2012 said that across the board, Federal agencies were only leveraging a fraction of their buying power—leaving as much as $50 billion per year in potential cost savings […]
Read MoreThe Value of Project Management Skills and Roles in Federal IT Projects
Despite the technical improvements made in many Federal IT programs, the Federal IT workforce often still lacks the foundational project management skills necessary for project and program success. Time and again, we see large-scale projects fail. However, with the right project management training, skills, and tools, IT projects can yield effective results. Leadership, communication, understanding […]
Read MoreLesson from the VA: The Role of Culture in Optimizing Talent in the Federal Workforce
Recently, failures of service at the Department of Veterans Affairs have been in the news. Investigators have found that the problems at VA are not occasional occurrences but to quote the Washington Post, the VA suffers from “corrosive culture of employee discontent and management retaliation. “ Unfortunately, organizational culture and workforce development continue to be […]
Read MoreTake It Personnelly: Crisis Communications in HR
On the day Mary Bara was promoted to CEO of GM, I happily tweeted a congratulatory message and spent some time fantasizing about being the first female Motor City CEO. I admit a large part of that may be my fantasy about having a 1967 Chevrolet Impala just like Dean Winchester’s, but there also exists […]
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