Digital Government

Kelman: The grand challenge

DARPA offered $2 million for the first driverless vehicle to cross the finish line

Acquisition

Kelman: An open letter to 1102s

It's a tough time for contracting officers, but innovation is needed more than ever

Digital Government

Kelman: An ounce of prevention?

IGs are one-note Charlies. Good contracting people can play a symphony.

Digital Government

Kelman: Questions worth asking

Reporters don't help by dwelling on issues low on procurement experts' list of concerns

People

Kelman: The blame game

The president's sudden warning about the dangers of the blame game thus gives one the feeling that he can dish it out but he can't take it.

People

Kelman: The ‘blame game’ and learning moments

Organizations need to learn from their mistakes and compare examples of successful performance with poorer performance.

People

Kelman: GSA and the workforce

GSA has responsibility to use revenues more creatively on the government's behalf

People

Kelman: Past performance revisited

The workforce must be trained how to make use of contractor evaluations.

People

Kelman: Deep smarts

Senior managers must nurture institutional knowledge.

Digital Government

Kelman: Purchase cards: Priceless

Feds mostly avoid buying at retail prices when a relevant contract is available

Acquisition

Kelman: Are we better off now?

There is progress with procurement, but large programs still have not been fixed.

People

Kelman: The e-gov pulse

The first message is Google rules, while only a handful had even heard of FirstGov.

Acquisition

Kelman: Leadership, at long last

Safavian understands the needs of and threats to a value-oriented system.

People

Kelman: Pay for performance pays

A new approach to compensation could attract younger employees.

People

A new agenda

Kay Coles James was the star of the Bush administration's management reform team.

Acquisition

Kelman: Show off share-in-savings

Applications for about 45 share-in-savings projects await approval.

People

Kelman: Procurement ? a quiet crisis

Strain on the workforce increases the chances of contracting errors.

Acquisition

Kelman: The comeback kid

GSA's Drabkin deserves our thanks.

People

In or out of house

The government should develop its own business cases for IT investments.

Acquisition

A time for statesmanship

This is a dangerous moment for procurement.