John Kamensky

Crowdsourcing the BP Oil Spill

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 14:48
The Gulf BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has spawned more than oil. There are all sorts of efforts to track what is going on, from the Coast Guard, to NASA, to the Weather Service.  These efforts are from the beaches to the skies to under the ocean.
 
 

GSA's FedSpace Collaboration Platform

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 14:46
The President’s budget for fiscal year 2011 promises two interesting steps toward cross-government collaboration.

Defense Contract Reform: Recommendations

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 14:45

 As noted in yesterday’s blog on Defense contracting reform, The House Armed Services panel on Defense acquisition reform offered a series of recommendations in five areas in

Weekly Roundup: October 16-20, 2017

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John Kamensky

Weekly Roundup: October 16-20, 2017

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 14:41

John Kamensky

Reforming the Contracting System: Defense

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 14:33
The buying systems in many federal agencies are widely seen as broken. The IBM Center sponsored a series of forums and reported modest, but actionable, recommendations last year.

Defense Reform: The Gates Speech

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 14:31
Defense Secretary Robert Gates delivered a much-ballyhooed speech this past week about the urgent need to cut defense spending by at least $15 billion. It is worth reading!
 
Government Executive editor Tom Shoop featured it in three separate blog posts (Part One,

Engaged Employees Requires Engaged Leaders

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 14:21

In a 2016 review of more than 82,000 work units across 230 organizations covering nearly 2 million employees, the Gallup Organization found: “The relationship between engagement and performance at the business/work unit level is substantial and highly generalizable across organizations.” So, it is no wonder that the Office of Personnel Management, in its annual survey of federal employees, assesses the extent of employee engagement, as well.  In 

Fiscal Summit and America's Fiscal Challenges

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 14:20

Was it a parade of stars or a suicide mission?  Last week I attended a one-day wonk fest on the country’s long term fiscal outlook, the “2010 Fiscal Summit.”  It offered a rainy forecast, with possible thundershowers and occasional tornados.  It was organized by the Peter G.

Weekly Roundup: October 23-27, 2017

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John Kamensky

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Emeritus Senior Fellow
IBM Center for The Business of Government

Mr. Kamensky is an Emeritus Senior Fellow with the IBM Center for The Business of Government and was an Associate Partner with IBM's Global Business Services.

During 24 years of public service, he had a significant role in helping pioneer the federal government's performance and results orientation. Mr. Kamensky is passionate about helping transform government to be more results-oriented, performance-based, customer-driven, and collaborative in nature.

Prior to joining the IBM Center, he served for eight years as deputy director of Vice President Gore's National Partnership for Reinventing Government. Before that, he worked at the Government Accountability Office where he played a key role in the development and passage of the Government Performance and Results Act.

Since joining the IBM Center, he has co-edited six books and writes and speaks extensively on performance management and government reform.  Current areas of emphasis include transparency, collaboration, and citizen engagement.  He also blogs about management challenges in government.

Mr. Kamensky is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and received a Masters in Public Affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, in Austin, Texas.