Quantcast
Channel: Government Executive - Authors - Brian Friel
Browsing all 75 articles
Browse latest View live

Fixing Reform

Want good government? Get good agencies.

View Article


Collaboration-minded feds see barriers to working together

Nevertheless, mid-level managers are forging new relationships and building bridges across departments and agencies.

View Article


A federal holiday poem

Observing what has been a holiday tradition at GovernmentExecutive.com since 1998, we present our annual ode to federal employees.

View Article

A federal holiday poem

Observing what has been a holiday tradition since 1998, we present our annual ode to federal employees.

View Article

A federal holiday poem

Our annual ode to federal employees.

View Article


A Federal Holiday Poem

Our annual ode to federal employees.

View Article

A Federal Holiday Poem

Our annual ode to federal employees -- a tradition since 1998.

View Article

A Federal Holiday Poem

Our annual ode to federal employees -- a tradition since 1998.

View Article


The One Change That’s Upending the Federal Contracting World

GSA pioneers an objective method of picking winners.

View Article


An Excess of Multiple-Award Contracts Is Creating New Problems for Government

Why agencies should think twice before creating another IDIQ.

View Article

A Federal Holiday Poem

Our annual ode to federal employees.

View Article

A Federal Holiday Poem

Our annual ode to federal employees.

View Article

Complex Risks

With the first decade of this century behind us, federal managers face a daunting world ahead.

View Article


Don’t Blame the System

Managers can hire and fire federal employees, a new book argues.

View Article

Toot Your Horn?

Federal agencies struggle to promote their work without crossing the line into propaganda.

View Article


The Governmentwide Problem

Many challenges have only agency-by-agency solutions.

View Article

It’s a Stretch

Four tried-and-true ways to trim fat from your office budget -- and avoid being asked to cut from the bone.

View Article


A Test of Leadership

Employee suggestion programs put managers’ reputations on the line.

View Article

Ha Ha Ha

For many, the age-old jokes about government work are no laughing matter.

View Article

Don’t Go, KSAs

Federal managers will find ways to revive ‘knowledge, skills and abilities’ statements under a different name if hiring reformers eliminate them.

View Article
Browsing all 75 articles
Browse latest View live