Posts Tagged: reform

Should we retire old public servants? A view from Australia

Hi Folks – Nothing like a wintery day in Canberra to get the brain ticking over. Does your jurisdiction or department look like this? OK. Now that I’ve set myself up for being somewhat discriminatory consider this. The age profile of the APS is predominantly middle aged and upward. 45 to 55 + account forRead… Read more »

RecoveringFed writes on The Power of Pull

This is a repost from my blog recoveringfed.com About halfway through their new book The Power of Pull, John Hagel III, John Seely Brown, and Lang Davison write about how individuals can use emerging social networking capabilities to harness personally the power of pull–pull being their term for the capability of institutions and individuals toRead… Read more »

Northern Territory Public Sector – More open than the rest? Could we co-design public sector agencies?

Hi Folks. A lovely Autumn day here in Canberra Australia. OK I’m biased given the time I spent working in the Northern Territory. But, the Nothern Territory Public Sector has always been quite innovative. It all goes back the work done on the Public Service Act and sector wide leadership and management development in theRead… Read more »

Ahead of the Game: Blueprint for the Reform of Australian Government Administration

Hi there Govloop members. This is a lengthy post. I apologise for that. It’s been a while, but the Blueprint has finally been released. Go take a look. The Conversation On 29 March I was lucky enough to be able to attend ‘APS Reform: A Conversation’ at the Museum of Australian Democracy. This event wasRead… Read more »

BCFP (nee CFPA) – arguments against

Well, speaking at the American Bankers Association may fall down the list of good ideas for opponents of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection – I know you must remember your audience, but when it’s picked up by others, the arguments can fall flat. See a rebuttal at Credit Slips to Sen. Shelby’s argument thatRead… Read more »

Portraying Government Procurement: Is It The Media Or The Culture?

From The Acquisition Corner Recent testimony by Steve Schooner, co-director of The George Washington University’s Government Procurement Law Program, and others before the House Armed Services Committee’s Defense Acquisition Reform Panel, helped paint the picture and made valid points about how the media portrays the federal acquisition environment and the current state it is in.Read… Read more »