Giving Realistic Advice on Managing Risk
The actions and decisions of public servants have consequences for the reputation of their department, and the confidence of Canadians...
Consider these 5 questions before investing in data archiving
By Jason Zhang The best way to cost effectively manage the retention and disposition of data is to utilize a data...
How Uber is driving change in Canadian municipalities
Protests by irate taxi drivers, roadside scuffles involving cabbies and Uber drivers, as well as heated arguments mark a lot...
Trudeau’s ‘deliverology’ guy
He is often referred to as the federal government’s first “chief delivery man.” In January this year, Matthew Mendelsohn, a...
Results-Based Management (RBM): Taking Stock
Twenty years ago, the Performance and Planning Exchange (PPX) was created by a small group of senior federal public servants...
Why one-size-fits-all security shouldn’t be an option
By Michael Murphy Not all assets can and should be equally protected. Trying to protect everything uniformly thins resources and...
Let it be… Conflict
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom … JOHN LENNON...
Partisan Advisers and the Politics of Policy Work in Canada
People caught a glimpse of the work of partisan advisers in ministerial offices in 2013 when an email sent from...
Hey, that’s my photo
Copyright owners have struggled to protect their intellectual property since the dawn of the Internet. New services have evolved to...
Ex immigration and refugee board director to head federal retirees association
Canada’s largest organization advocating for retirees from federal, police and military services has appointed a former top official of the...