Digital Government
Vote for your favorite fed
Steve Kelman wants you to vote for the People's Choice Awards from the Partnership for Public Service.
Cybersecurity
Challenge.gov takes wing
Steve Kelman contends that a recent report on agencies' prize challenges tells only half the success story.
Cybersecurity
A great primer on cyber
Steve Kelman suggest some summer reading for those seeking to understand "the new normal" of cyber threats.
People
The secret to handling stress
Steve Kelman explores the research on workplace stress occupations -- and offers some suggestions for dealing with it constructively.
Digital Government
A new face of interagency collaboration
The Urban Waters Federal Partnership's entrepreneurial spirit and flair for true collaboration should be a model for other cross-agency efforts.
People
How to negotiate with a liar
Deception and half-truths are almost a given in many negotiations, Steve Kelman notes, but there are strategies that can maximize the other party's candor.
People
Government gets a pat on the back for encouraging internal dissent
Steve Kelman notes that federal agencies have developed a range of valuable techniques for avoiding groupthink.
Cybersecurity
Tech in the service of performance measurement
Steve Kelman reports on innovations at DHS that could help analysts across government.
Digital Government
Snapshots from a Europe trip during Brexit week
Steve Kelman found himself in London after the big vote, and offers a first-hand report.
People
'Policy' and 'operations': Don’t choose one over the other
Steve Kelman argues that government needs more leaders with experience in both areas.
Digital Government
New York accents, New York baseball and presidential politics
Steve Kelman gets back to his roots, and considers the Big Apple's overtones in this year's elections.
People
Are agencies collaborating with each other more than they used to?
Steve Kelman argues that cross-agency coordination is not quite as quixotic as he once believed.
Digital Government
CitizenScience.gov: Not your grandfather's GSA
Steve Kelman checks in on the bootstrap effort to better crowdsource government research.
Acquisition
A pivot to post-award
What contracting officer representatives really think is needed to fix contract management.
People
Management 101: It really does work
Steve Kelman spotlights new research that shows several "best practices" do indeed measurably improve organizational performance.
Acquisition
What getting to agile looks like from the trenches
Steve Kelman talks to a longtime contracting officer about the realities of making agile work for an agency.
Acquisition
How to approach post-award management of agile contracts
Steve Kelman talks with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services CIO Mark Schwartz about the practical matters of past performance evaluations and continued discourse.
People
Bad performance metrics revisited
Steve Kelman explores what it takes to make sure managers are measuring the right things.
Acquisition
Contracting for agile
Steve Kelman digs into just what's required by the FAR, and finds it's remarkably agile-friendly.
Digital Government