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October 19, 2018 By AMK

Association wants to fill in the gaps in federal training and development

For years, stakeholder organizations and good government groups have decried the lack of sufficient training for managers and executives at federal agencies.

Now an association for agency executives is taking matters into its own hands.

The Senior Executives Association is developing a number of training courses for members of the Senior Executive Service and prospective applicants to the federal government’s cadre of career leaders. The organization is developing a series of courses, in conjunction with GradSchoolUSA, to train executives on both general leadership concepts and specific issues like cybersecurity and risk management, and it is developing a “holistic” framework to support senior executives throughout their career.

“We’re getting ready to launch Public Service Leadership as a profession, which will take a holistic look at how you develop a leadership profession in the federal government,” SEA President Bill Valdez said. “Think about it this way: The American Bar Association trains and promotes lawyers. The American Medical Association promotes doctors, and the Project Management Institute promotes project managers. But there’s nothing out there that promotes leadership in the federal government.”

Keep reading this article at: https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/10/executives-association-wants-fill-gaps-federal-training-and-development/151832

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: professional development, professional education, public service, Senior Executive Service, SES, training

December 19, 2016 By AMK

DoD stuck with too many reforms and not enough staff

Congress is giving the Defense Department too many acquisition reforms and not enough employees to do the job, says one top Pentagon official.

pentagon-sealThe leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees committed to reforming the bloated defense acquisition system a couple of years ago. So far they have devolved acquisition power to the military service chiefs and reduced paperwork burdens for program managers.

The 2017 defense authorization bill takes things a step further by splitting DoD’s chief acquisition officer position in two and putting an emphasis on fixed-price contracts. The bill does that all while mandating reductions in the Senior Executive Service and in headquarters staff.

Keep reading this article at: http://federalnewsradio.com/acquisition/2016/12/dod-stuck-many-reforms-not-enough-staff/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition reform, Congress, DoD, fixed price, House Armed Services Committee, NDAA, procurement reform, Senate Armed Services Committee, SES

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