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June 11, 2019 By AMK

Government improvement challenge to look for many solutions in one

The federal government is offering the private sector the opportunity to influence which projects its upcoming Government Effectiveness Advanced Research Center will address and offering cash prizes to do so.

The GEAR Center Challenge, which stems from a proposal originally in the Trump administration’s government reorganization plan, will take place in three phases: project proposal, project plan submissions and proposal presentations.

The first phase opened for submissions May 2, and each subsequent phase will consist of participants selected from the previous phases. The challenge plans to award up to three prizes of $300,000 each with five additional winners that receive public recognition.

According to government officials who spoke on a May 13 webinar about the challenge, the judges will be looking for proposals that directly map to cross-agency priority goals from the President’s Management Agenda, and plans that address multiple goals at one time are even better.

“Think bolder and look for innovations that will drive advancement into the future,” said Mark Bussow, performance manager at the Office of Management and Budget, adding that the judges wanted to see submissions that would “push the envelope” of how the government can improve.

Keep reading article at: https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2019/05/13/government-improvement-challenge-to-look-for-many-solutions-in-one/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: GEAR, GEAR Center Challenge, government performance, government reorganization, OMB, president's management agenda, private sector

April 18, 2019 By AMK

Thoughts on the President’s management agenda: Kudos … with a caution

Amidst whatever the current political climate might have been, for the last half dozen administrations, the president’s management agenda (PMA) has consistently set forth a vision for government that not only serves as an important foundation for agency operations and priorities, but has consistently also built on the work of previous administrations.

Indeed, while every PMA has reflected some of the priorities of the relevant administration, for the most part the agendas have been apolitical and reflected a logical, if slow, progression in the modernization of government.

The Trump administration’s PMA is no different. To the administration’s credit, it avoided a “not invented here” mindset and grounded its plan in rationale, goals, themes, and, in some areas, specific priorities that reflect challenges and problems similar in nature to those identified for many years by previous administrations. Striving for better mission outcomes?  Check.  Improving customer service?  Check.  Improving fiscal stewardship?  Check.

Similarly, the PMA’s “root cause” analysis also strikes some very familiar chords: regulatory burdens, siloed governance and management, sometimes torturous decision-making processes, concerns about workforce capabilities and competencies, leadership and culture. Further, the core management initiatives are, in the main, consistent and logical, as are the cross-agency priorities. Their implementation is now underway.

Keep reading this article at: https://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2019/03/thoughts-presidents-management-agenda-kudos-caution/155859/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition maturity model, acquisition workforce, decision-making, leadership, PMA, president's management agenda, regulatory reform

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