Is running the government like a business a good idea? New Public Management (NPM) is a relatively new style of government administration. In short, NPM revolves around running the government like a business. NPM focuses more specifically on seven different traits of running the government like a business: Customer orientation, Efficiency and effectiveness, Competition, possiblyRead… Read more »
A site visitor to one of our forums stated that she was 66 and still working and was CSRS offset. A colleague suggested that she think about drawing social security now versus waiting until she retires. Once you reach age 66 you can earn unlimited amounts without reducing your Social Security benefit. She had beenRead… Read more »
–Sometimes our own comments in response to a comment made about something we said surprise us. And, sometimes we like our response. I like this one response to a comment on The Anatomy of a Trainer. Hope you do, too. It’s short and sweet: I think you misunderstood my basic premise. Sorry that it hasRead… Read more »
I want to talk a little bit about what I believe a draft should be. Obviously there’s a lot of latitude in this subject but I think that it’s really important to understand that no matter what you call it, everyone has an understanding of what a successful draft looks like at the end ofRead… Read more »
UPDATE: GovLoop staff will be at the McPherson, Fed Triangle, Smithsonian and L’Enfant metro stations giving away a free ticket to NextGen on 6/26. The best things in life are free. We are talking nothing. Free of charge. No strings attached. You’ve come to the right place if you like free. We are offering threeRead… Read more »
Next 10 creates a fun budget tool that allows you to try to reduce the federal budget deficit. The Federal Budget Challenge is a fun learning exercise that converts the user into a policymaker working to reduce the federal budget deficit. The goal is to reduce the amount of annual deficits over the next 10Read… Read more »
I had another conversation the other day about the value landscape. I’ve talked about this before and I wanted to touch on it a little bit again because I think it’s applicable to almost any type of project that you do, especially around business intelligence and anything within the analytics realm. I’m going to useRead… Read more »
Effective government evaluations require the identification and engagement of stakeholders When constructing evaluations for the government, the best way to get people on your side is to identify and engage stakeholders. This is especially helpful when your particular government agency holds a negative view of evaluations. Below, I (1) define the stakeholder concept, (2) discussRead… Read more »
Everyone has been on a conference call in their work lives. For many people, they have at least one a week. For others, 2-3 a day. One thing I’ve noticed is that it can be difficult to run a conference call well. There is no training but it is really important. Here are my tipsRead… Read more »
I thought this Father’s Day I’d talk a little bit about some of the things that I learned from my dad. Things that have translated over, or at least things that I like to keep in mind, as I go about my daily business. I want to talk about the things that I see thatRead… Read more »