The Public Manager articles from September 2005

The Public Manager archives from September 2005

The manager's musings.
September 22, 2005... Dissing Disaster Preparedness Viewing the 24/7 coverage of Hurricane Katrina, I was irked by some mainstream journalists and TV network commentators, who asserted that Americans shouldn't expect much from government in the way of effective...

Americanization of globalization.
September 22, 2005... Background Long before the Washington consensus became a driving force in global policymaking in the 1990s, a confluence of actors and events laid the foundation and unleashed the momentum to expedite the process of globalization. Among...

Hurricanes and learning organization obsolescence.
September 22, 2005... Background After September 11, 2001, and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, I went through all 19,405 federal postings looking for jobs that might be a response to The 9/11 Commission Report--specifically its citing "failure of imagination" as a...

Competing models for enhancing railroad security.(reports of terrorism)
September 22, 2005... A number of recent events--the bombing of commuter trains in Madrid by Islamic terrorists, derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous chemicals in South Carolina, and collision of two commuter trains in California--are...

The Network of Space[TM] and continuity of operations.
September 22, 2005... Background Telework means work from anywhere. A "Network of Space" is the infrastructure needed to support it. According to Making Telework a Federal Priority: Security Is Not the Issue, a report of the Cyber Security Industry Alliance...

Continuity planning in a post-Katrina world.
September 22, 2005... I recently attended a meeting of business continuity planners representing a number of large financial institutions. An informal monthly gathering, the meeting provides participants the opportunity to exchange notes and discuss best practices....

Managing for financial success in federal agencies.
September 22, 2005... In recent years, federal financial management has been the focus of considerable attention. Congress has passed legislation, (such as the Chief Financial Officers Act and the Government Performance and Results Act), the White House has...

E-governance in Slovenia: Part I.
September 22, 2005... This article is the first of four in a series on e-governance in Slovenia. Development of modern information-communication technology is pressuring democratic states to reform their public administration into more effective and flexible...

Putting "strategic" in human capital management.(Company Profile)
September 22, 2005... Like their counterparts in the private sector, public-sector human resources (HR) professionals have spent the last couple of decades clamoring for "seats at the table" when senior decision makers gather. Today, federal HR managers are being...

The intelligence skills gap: building the right workforce to meet our nation's security needs.
September 22, 2005... In the four years since 9/11, the federal government has undertaken a flurry of initiatives and reforms to strengthen our nation's defenses against terrorism. Particular attention has been given to one essential area where our security efforts...

Program evaluation: improving performance and accountability.
September 22, 2005... Introduction In times of tight budgets, federal agencies are being asked to do more with less. They also must justify expenditures on their programs compared with many other pressing needs by demonstrating the important results achieved...

Growing tomorrow's government leaders: four young federal employees share what drew them to career opportunities in government, what motivates them to remain in public service, what might influence them to leave, and what some are doing to promote awareness of and advocate for the unique needs of young government professionals.(Young Professionals)
September 22, 2005... 2005 Excellence in Government Conference On July 25, 2005, at the Excellence in Government (EIG) conference, four young feds participated in a panel discussion, "Generations X, Y and Z: How to Get Them and Keep Them in Your Agency." They...

In Seattle, when it rains, it drains--naturally: learn how SEA Street convinced the city to use natural drainage as the principal approach to managing storm water in areas that drain directly into creeks and why other communities can do the same.(Image of Public Service)
September 22, 2005... Why can other communities copy Seattle's Natural Drainage Systems (NDS) program? For one thing, this urban innovation can be created as part of street improvements or through new construction. It carries special advantages for areas of new...

Camping out.(The Uncivil Servant)
September 22, 2005... Junk News This summer we were treated to the spectacle of Ms. Sheehan camping out in Crawford, Texas, hoping upon hope that she would get an audience with the president during his "working" vacation. (One is compelled to note that if what...