Government Matters

The benefits of interagency conflicts

John Kamensky, senior fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, discusses the three types of interagency conflict,...

Background investigations move from OPM to DSS

Charles Phalen, director of the National Background Investigation Bureau at the Office of Personnel Management, discusses moving his organization’s functions...

How to build a 21st century government for citizens

Alan Balutis, senior director and distinguished fellow at Cisco Systems, discusses his five-step plan to modernize the federal government, and...

OPM starts preparation for agency-wide reorganization

Terry Gerton, president & CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration, and Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives...

The Federal Beat – July 22, 2018

NextGov senior editor Aaron Boyd, Federal News Radio Reporter Nicole Ogrysko and Federal Times Senior Reporter Jessie Bur discuss the...

GAO releases questions for government reorganization plan

Chris Mihm, managing director of Strategic Issues at GAO, discusses the office’s questions on the proposed government reorganization, and why...

Practical implications in merging of Education, Labor Departments

Danny Werfel, partner and managing director at the Boston Consulting Group, discusses what needs to be considered in the potential...

Parallels between OMB Reform plan & Heritage report

Paul Winfree, director of the Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, discusses the recommendations from a...

White House proposes sweeping government reorganization

On this edition of the Federal Beat, Bloomberg Government Education Reporter Emily Wilkins, FCW Executive Editor Adam Mazmanian, Federal News...

BREAKING: OMB publishes major government reorganization proposal

The OMB plan includes major changes to several cabinet agencies. For a perspective from reporters and former officials, tune in...

Report: Agency reorganization plans include big shake-up at HHS, USDA

Jeffrey Neal, former Chief Human Capital Officer at the Department of Homeland Security and Senior Vice President of ICF, discusses...

Navy Secretary prioritizes ‘people, capabilities & processes’

In this special two-part interview, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer discusses meeting readiness goals, office reorganization and the path to...

Navy reorganization aims to modernize business operations

Thomas Modly, Under Secretary of the U.S. Navy, discusses the restructuring effort of the Office of the Navy Secretary, and...

Omnibus restricts agency unilateral reorganization

Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton Public Sector, discusses the President’s Management Agenda, and how the recently passed omnibus spending...

DepSecDef Shanahan: “I’m most excited about modernization”

Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with Government Matters’ Francis Rose this week...

Silent killers of government efficiency & effectiveness

Steve Goodrich, CEO of The Center for Organizational Excellence, discusses his column on the “10 Silent Killers of Government Efficiency...

Mattis: The time is not right for Space Corps, SecDef reorg

Roger Zakheim, partner at Covington & Burling, discusses Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ National Defense Authorization Act requests to negotiators in...

Parsing the role of managers amid OMB reorganization effort

Federal workplace expert Mika Cross discusses how agencies can meet the long-term requirements of the Office of Management and Budget’s...

Looking at government reorganization from a management perspective

Chris Mihm, managing director for strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses what agency leaders should keep in mind...

What it means to be SES amid reorganization

Ron Sanders, vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton and former chief human capital officer of the U.S Intelligence Community, discussed...

Deadline for agency reform plans about two weeks away

Chris Lu, senior strategy advisor for FiscalNote and former deputy secretary of the U.S. Labor Department, discussed how agency leadership...

Transforming government through reorganization

Steve Goodrich, CEO of the Center for Organizational Excellence and author of “Transforming Government,” discussed the White House’s plan for...

Lessons learned from past government reorganization efforts

Dan Chenok, executive director at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, discussed reorganization efforts undertaken by the Clinton,...

DoD in the midst of restructuring, also faces government reorganization

Beth McGrath, managing director at Deloitte Consulting and former deputy chief management officer at the Department of Defense, discussed restructuring...

Government reorganization effort has important implications for vendors

Gartner research director Katell Thielemann explained how President Trump’s agency reorganization executive order could impact the contracting community.

OMB looks to GAO report for reorganization guidance

Jessica Lucas Judy — acting director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office — discussed her office’s latest report...

OMB memo calls for long-term workforce reductions

Charlie Clark, senior correspondent for the Government Executive Media Group, discussed OMB’s call for agency reform plans and the impact...

Reviewing the history of change management in government

The government-wide hiring freeze instituted by the Trump administration in January is over. Office of Management and Budget director Mick...

Trump administration ends hiring freeze, starts government reorganization effort

A hiring freeze President Donald Trump instituted by executive memorandum in January will end Wednesday, as part of the Trump...