Digital Government
Good enough for government work?
Steve Kelman seeks to reclaim the original meaning of the now-disparaging catchphrase.
Digital Government
Fight waste and fraud with tech
Nick Sinai and Steve Kelman contend that a great way to "drain the swamp" is to fix the Do Not Pay shared service that was created to combat fraudulent and improper payments.
Acquisition
'Reinventing government,' 25 years later
In 1993, the government began shifting its focus to performance, but the question remains: Has the procurement system improved?
Acquisition
Another new face of government IT contractors
Steve Kelman talks with the CEO of a public benefit corporation focused on federal work.
Digital Government
An important new guide to agile
Steve Kelman applauds a new resource for agencies looking to put agile into action.
Digital Government
My Boston airport lost and found stories: good government, good citizens
Sometimes, Steve Kelman writes, the system works.
Acquisition
HHS' opioid code-a-thon: Challenges go mainstream and mission-critical
Steve Kelman suggests the upcoming HHS contest could mark a new maturity for challenges as a procurement tool.
Cybersecurity
GSA's blockchain blockbuster
Steve Kelman goes deep with Jose Arrieta about GSA's work to bring distributed ledger technology into the acquisition process.
Digital Government
Are USDS and 18F becoming part of the govtech ecosystem?
Steve Kelman talks to both digital recruits and longtime feds about the benefits -- and lingering tensions -- that come from digital service teams.
People
Do children of the wealthy grow up to be bad managers and leaders?
Steve Kelman explores a new research paper that connects income inequality to narcissism and leader effectiveness.
Acquisition
The next big thing in IT procurement
Steve Kelman talks to the agencies that have embraced tech demos in their acquisition efforts -- and urges others in government to give it a try.
People
How to work with a bad listener
Steve Kelman shares some exceedingly practical advice for the workplace.
Digital Government
How a Taiwanese government innovation could solve a peculiarly American problem
An anonymous government official solved a dispute of historical memory that threatened to tear the social fabric of a society just as it embraced democracy.
People
Walking toward change
A father-daughter story about cancer recovery and organizational improvement.
Acquisition
Meet the new face of government IT contractors (part 2)
Steve Kelman connects with another FLASH winner to discuss different ways of delivering IT.
Acquisition
Meet the new face of federal IT contractors
Steve Kelman hopes the vendors who won DHS' now-cancelled agile services contract are not just a flash in the pan.
Digital Government
A good-news story about cost control
The cost performance of DOD's weapons systems has been improving recently, and it hasn't been by accident.
Digital Government
SpaceX on steroids: Disruptive innovation comes to spy satellites over North Korea
Steve Kelman spotlights another example of an upstart firm that should be encouraged to work with government.
Acquisition
Could 'microconsulting' disrupt government contracting?
Steve Kelman suggests that short engagements priced under the micropurchase threshold could be just the sort of disruptive innovation agencies need.
People