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3/10/2010*: Robert Doar, Commissioner
New York City Human Resources Administration,

*Available in MP3 format
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Transforming State Government Services Through Process Improvement: A Case Study of Louisiana, (3/2/2010)

Framing a Public Management Research Agenda, (2/22/2010)

Performance Reporting: Insights from International Practice, (12/18/2009)

Moving to the Cloud: An Introduction to Cloud Computing in Government, (11/12/2009)

Managing Risk in Government: An Introduction to Enterprise Risk Management, (10/15/2009)

Strategic Risk Management in Government: A Look at Homeland Security, (7/30/2009)

Designing and Managing Cross-Sector Collaboration: A Case Study in Reducing Traffic Congestion, (7/20/2009)

Governance Challenges and the Financial Crisis: Seven Key Questions, (7/6/2009)

Managing a $700 Billion Bailout: Lessons from the Home Owners' Loan Corporation and the Resolution Trust Corporation', (6/23/2009)

Creating Telemedicine-Based Medical Networks for Rural and Frontier Areas, (6/9/2009)

The Role and Use of Wireless Technology in the Management and Monitoring of Chronic Diseases, (6/9/2009)

Speeding Up the Learning Curve: Observations from a Survey of Seasoned Political Appointees, (5/11/2009)

US and UK Routes to Employment: Strategies to Improve Integrated Service Delivery to People with Disabilities, (5/4/2009)

Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Federal Performance Reporting: Lessons from the OMB Pilot Program, (4/21/2009)

Launching a New Mission: Michael Griffin and NASA's Return to the Moon, (4/20/2009)

Transforming Information Technology at the Department of Veterans Affairs, (3/30/2009)

Transformation of the Department of Defense's Business Systems, (3/16/2009)

Moving Toward Outcome-Oriented Performance Measurement Systems, (3/13/2009)

Strengthening Government's Ability to Deal with the Financial Crisis, (3/9/2009)

Six Practical Steps to Improve Contracting, (2/24/2009)

Performance Management Recommendations for the New Administration, (1/26/2009)

Federated Human Resource Management in the Federal Government: The Intelligence Community Model, (1/26/2009)

The Challenge of Contracting for Large Complex Projects: A Case Study of the Coast Guard's Deepwater Program, (12/23/2008)

Inter-Agency Collaboration Among Social Services Agencies in Los Angeles County, (12/22/2008)

The Role of Contractors in Government: Have We Gone Too Far?, (11/12/2008)

Preparing for Disasters, (10/30/2008)

The Role of Chief Acquisition Officers: What Should They Be Doing?, (10/29/2008)

Government in 3D: How Public Leaders Can Draw on Virtual Worlds, (10/27/2008)

Five Actions to Enhance State Legislative Use of Performance Information, (10/3/2008)

What the Federal Government Can Do to Encourage Green Production, (9/26/2008)

Four Strategies to Transform State Governance, (9/12/2008)

Biometrics: Enhancing Security in Organizations, (8/28/2008)

The National Security Council: Recommendations for the New President, (8/28/2008)

Integrating Service Delivery Across Levels of Government: Case Studies of Canada and Other Countries, (8/8/2008)

Leveraging Web 2.0 in Government, (8/5/2008)

Best Practices for Implementing Agile Methods: A Guide for Department of Defense Software Developers, (8/5/2008)

The Multisector Workforce: How Can We Manage It Better?, (7/24/2008)

Success Factors for Implementing Shared Services in Government, (6/16/2008)

Performance-Based Acquistion: What is the Problem?, (5/22/2008)

Interagency Acquisitions: What is the Problem?, (5/5/2008)

Transforming Government Through Collaborative Innovation, (4/24/2008)

Strategic Use of Analytics in Government, (4/15/2008)

Post Award Contract Management: Who's Minding the Store?, (3/26/2008)

The Acquisition Workforce: What Agency Chief Operating Officers Need to Do, (2/26/2008)

LIVING WELL: Transforming America's Health Care, (2/8/2008)

Strengthening Homeland Security: Reforming Planning and Resource Allocation, (1/16/2008)

A Manager's Guide to Resolving Conflicts in Collaborative Networks, (1/2/2008)

Engaging Citizens in Measuring and Reporting Community Conditions: A Manager's Guide, (10/9/2007)

Seven Steps of Effective Workforce Planning, (9/14/2007)

What All Mayors Would Like to Know About Baltimore’s CitiStat Performance Strategy, (9/14/2007)

Managing for Better Performance: Enhancing Federal Performance Management Practices, (8/15/2007)

Improving Service Delivery in Government with Lean Six Sigma, (8/3/2007)

The Philadelphia SchoolStat Model, (7/24/2007)

Benchmarking Procurement Practices in Higher Education, (7/24/2007)

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Managing Public Dollars: New Rules, New Roles, New Opportunities for Federal Financial Managers, Written by Jonathan D. Breul, Debra Cammer Hines, and Steve Watson

Integrating Performance and Budgets, Edited by Jonathan D. Breul and Carl Moravitz

Competition, Choice, and Incentives in Government Programs, Edited by John M. Kamensky and Albert Morales

Learning the Ropes: Insights for Political Appointees, Edited by Mark A. Abramson and Paul R. Lawrence



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