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An OPM split could cause problems, but is its ‘greatest risk’ already here?

Acting OPM Director Margaret Weichert says doing nothing could impact Office of Personnel Management operations more than the Trump administration’s plan to split off its pieces.

By Jessie Bur

7 years ago

Can politics be put aside for a successful government reorg?

Reorganization can save taxpayers billions — if politics stay out of the way.

By Lisa M. McCarroll

7 years ago

Manufacturing oversight shifts with new Pentagon reorg plan

The Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy office is losing the "manufacturing" part.

By Aaron Mehta

7 years ago

White House to propose merging Education and Labor departments

The Trump administration is planning to propose merging the education and labor departments as part of a broader overhaul to be announced on Thursday that would make good on President Donald Trump’s pledges to streamline the federal government.

7 years ago

Defense acquisition head: accountability, and perhaps firings, on the way

Ellen Lord is promising to hold people accountable if their programs go over budget.

By Aaron Mehta

8 years ago

How organization design limits government innovation, part 2 [Commentary]

With the Office of American Innovation, the White House has illuminated that public-sector innovation and growth is essential for the United States’ status as a global and economic leader. Still, the process toward actual innovation is more complex than this initiative makes it seem.

By Mark LaScola, ON THE MARK

8 years ago