The OMB Prize Memo
OMB deputy director for management ,Jeff Zients, released a 12-page memo, “Guidance on the Use of Challenges and Prizes to Promote Open Government.” Jason Miller, of Federal News Radio, reports that this memo expands on a commitment made in President Obama’s FY 2011 budget and extends the pilots of the OMB SAVE award competition and several [...]

 Why Execution Stalls
Don Sull, of the London Business School writes about “why execution stalls,’ in the March 2010 issue of the Harvard Business Review.  He also offers a set of steps to take to ensure successful execution of programs.  While he focuses on the private sector, the lessons seem equally relevant to the public sector! Execution stalls, Sull [...]