Author: Bernard J. BenningtonPublisher: National Academies
ISBN:
Category : Government communication systems
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Beyond FTS2000
Author: Bernard J. BenningtonPublisher: National Academies
ISBN:
Category : Government communication systems
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Post Federal Telecommunications System (Post-FTS2000) Acquisition Strategy
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and TechnologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Making Government Work
Author: United States. Congress. Office of Technology AssessmentPublisher: Congress
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This report, published in its entirety (OTA-TCT-578) and in a summary form (OTA-TCT-579) containing only the first chapter of the complete report, focuses on key topics and issues that are central to the successful use of electronic delivery by government. The review conducted by the Office of Technology Assessment concludes that the movement toward electronic delivery of government services is accelerating, but that many factors must be considered. The greatest risks of electronic delivery are overlooking the human element and users' needs, which would further widen the gap between the technologically literate and the technologically illiterate, and failing to capitalize on all the opportunities that partnerships among government agencies and the private sector could provide. Changes that will be required in federal management are outlined, and options for successful implementation of electronic delivery are sketched. Many rely on the amplification of existing structures. Five appendixes complement the complete report, including a list of the 11 boxes, 5 figures, and 22 tables that illustrate the discussion; and lists of acronyms and terms, contributors, field study participants, and contractor reports. The summary volume contains four tables and two boxes. (SLD)
Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1994: General Services Administration
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government AppropriationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1994
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government AppropriationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1360
Book Description
FTS 2000;
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government communication systems
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Beloved Workhorses
Author: Scott CrassPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664189106
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 895
Book Description
Imagine members of Congress who don’t crave media attention. Imagine people who are so beloved within the institution that negative sentiment is non-existent. Finally, imagine folks for whom reaching across the aisle to craft comprehensive legislation is second nature. In Beloved Workhorses, one doesn’t have to imagine. A number of former members of the U.S. House of Representatives encompassed all three traits and thrived. Why? Because they were salt-of-the-earth men and women with remarkable personal stories. Beloved Workhorses portrays them.
FTS 2000 Services
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government communication systems
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Status of the FTS 2000 Contract
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Sharing Power
Author: Donald F. KettlPublisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 9780815720065
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
In the flush of enthusiasm to make government work better, reformers from both left and right have urged government to turn as many functions as possible over to the private sector and to allow market competition instill efficiency and choice. In fact, government has been doing just this for years: every major policy initiative launched since World War II has been managed by public-private partnerships. Yet such privatization has not solved government's problems. While there have been some positive results, thee has been far less success than advocates of market competition have promised. In a searching examination of why the "competition prescription" has not worked well, Donald F. Kettl finds that government has largely been a poor judge of private markets. Because government rarely operates in truly competitive markets contracting out has not so much solved the problems of inefficiency, but has aggravated them. Government has often not proved to be an intelligent consumer of the goods and services it has purchased. Kettl provides specific recommendations as to how government can become a "smart buyer," knowing what it wants and judging better what it has bought. Through detailed case studies, Kettl shows that as market imperfections increase, so do problems in governance and management. He examines the A-76 program for buying goods and services, the FTS-2000 telecommunications system, the Superfund program, the Department of Energy's production of nuclear weapons, and contracting out by state and local governments. He argues that government must be more aggressive in managing contracts if it is to build successful partnerships with outside contractors. Kettl maintains that the answer is not more government, but a smarter one, which requires strong political leadership to refocus the bureaucracy's mission and to change the bureaucratic culture.