Acting on cross-agency priorities: The U.S. experience
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Mandated by Congress in late 2010, the U.S. federal government is undertaking a grand, new effort to create and act...
Risk management evaluation and the doomed-for-failure project
4 min read
We all know the story, the one about the high-risk project that gets added to your task list.
SIBs are no easy sell
4 min read
On March 29th, the federal government brought down one of the most anticipated budgets in recent years.
Evaluating the risk factor
4 min read
How do you know what you don't know? How do you get vendors to tell you about potential problems with...
Continental security and Canadian secrecy
4 min read
In February, President Obama and Prime Minister Harper announced the formation of a bilateral working group to explore ways to...
The gift of good governance
4 min read
It is unlikely that any international affairs expert could have predicted that the striking of a college educated cart vendor...
Reality check: Partisan influence in municipal politics
4 min read
As a new professional in municipal government, the notion that municipal politics are bereft of partisan influence is fascinating to...
What’s UP? How unsolicited proposal policies can benefit your agency
4 min read
With few exceptions, public spending rightfully requires competition and due diligence to ensure fairness. We are not allowed to be...
Stopping the post-award freedom of information dance
4 min read
We all know the music and the steps that go with it. A large dollar, high profile contract is awarded.
Taming white elephants: A strategy for introducing learning technologies
4 min read
Did you know that a lot of white elephants roam the halls of our organizations? In fact, you may have...