Inventory of Blog Entries

This is my 100^th blog entry!  Thanks to our many readers and contributors.  While few people post comments on our entries, we get lots of emails and phone calls.  Also, thanks to the Library of Congress for asking to preserve the site as part of its 2008 election coverage.  It’s been fun.

 

I looked back to see if there were any themes to all the stuff I’ve been writing and thought this would be a good point to come up with a rough index, which I’ll periodically update:

 

 (Last Updated: December 23, 2008)

 

Blogs on “The Big Picture” — Where Is Government Reform Going?

• Reflections on 21^st Century Government Management (04-01-07)
• GAO: A Call for Stewardship (12-27-07)
• The Next Government of the United States  (07-29-08)
• Four Models for Delivering Government Services (06-16-07)
• Drivers of the Next Management Agenda (06-03-08)
• An Overview of Different Principles and Values for Government Reform (08-07-08)
• What Does a 21^st Century Government Look Like? (10-14-08)
• 8 Steps to Effective Government: Breul (12-02-08)
• The Next Government: Donald Kettl (11-25-08)

Blogs on What the Campaigns Have Been Saying About Government Reform

• Clinton Management Proposals (05-18-07)
• Clinton vs. Obama on Leadership – Visionary vs. CEO (01-23-08)
• Obama Government Reform Proposals
  • Pre-Convention Summary (08-28-08)
  • Post-Convention – Wisconsin Speech (09-23-08)
  • Government Reform:  Senator Obama (Gov Exec Magazine Profile) (10-24-08))
• McCain Government Reform Proposals (09-02-08)
• Government Reform-Related Elements in the Democratic Platform (09-09-08)
• Government Reform-Related Elements in the Republican Platform (09-11-08)

 

Blogs on the History of Transitions

• The White House Transition Project – Update (05-23-08)
• Transition Lessons:  Pre- and Post-Election (05-06-08)
• Transition Advice from Experts (07-03-08)
• Transition 1976:  Jimmy Carter (02-19-08)
• Transition 1980:  Ronald Reagan (02-26-08)
• Transition 1988:  George H.W. Bush (03-03-08)
• Transition 1992:  Bill Clinton (03-11-08)
• Transition 2000:  George W. Bush (03-17-08)
• Revisiting the Political Appointment Process (08-28-07)
• Fixing the Nomination and Confirmation Process:  Part I (06-17-08)
• Fixing the Nomination and Confirmation Process:  Part II (06-19-08)

 

Blogs on the 2008 Transition Process

• Four Forces Affecting a Transition (11-06-07)
• Working With Career Executives (07-22-08)
• Budgeting During a Transition (12-04-07)
• Budgeting During a Transition (Video) (07-16-08)
• Agency Transition Efforts — Department of Labor (07-14-08)
• Agency Transition Efforts — Homeland Security (06-26-08)
• Agency Transition Efforts – National Security (04-29-08)
• Agency Transition Efforts — Defense Department (10-26-08)
• Role of General Services Administration (04-22-08)
• GSA Transition Funding Approved in Continuing Resolution (10-01-08)
• Senate Hearing on Transition (09-16-08)
• House Hearing on Transition, “Passing the Baton” (09-25-08)
• Obama Taps Transition Planner (07-06-08)
• McCain Taps Transition Planner (09-18-08)

• An Early Start (10-27-08)

   

   

   

•  GSA Transition Underway (10-28-08)

   

   

   

• Getting Appointed:  Part I (OGE) (11-3-08)

• Getting Appointed: Part II (11-17-08)

• Transition Team Resource Guide (11-4-08)

• Top Transition Team Announced (11-5-08)

• Transition Off to a Fast Start (11-7-08)

• 2008 Plum Book Is Out! (11-12-08)

• Agency Parachute Team Land on Monday (11-12-08)

• Who Is on Agency Transition Teams? (11-14-08)

• The Transition MOU (11-14-08)

• How Are Things Going? (11-26-08)

• Getting Appointed:  Final Exam (12-01-08)

• Harnessing the Excitement to Serve (12-12-08)

 Blogs on The Bush Administration’s Transition-Out Activities

• The Performance Improvement Executive Order (11-27-07)
• Cementing the Bush Management Legacy (05-20-08)
• The Transition Preparation Memo to Agencies (08-19-08)
• The Transition Preparation Executive Order (10-09-08)
• Transition Coordination Council Meets (10-28-08)

• Clear the Decks (12-08-08)

   

   

   

 Blogs on Management Ideas for the Next Administration

• The President’s Management Councils (09-04-07)
• Performance Budgeting (10-31-07)
• Presidential Performance Agreements (08-07-07)
• Citi-Stat, State-Stat, Fed-Stat (06-04-07)
• Shared Services:  Getting the “Back Office” to Work (11-20-07)
• Radical Transparency in Government Operations (05-25-07)
• Creating National Strategies (06-28-07)
• Encouraging Innovation (10-09-07)
• Encouraging National Service (09-25-07)
• Engaging Citizens in Government (07-18-07)
• Engaging Citizens in Government (10-16-07)
• Piloting A National Dialogue (10-21-08)
• Creating a Set of Key National Indicators (8-14-07)
• From Web 2.0 to Government 2.0 (07-31-07)
• A Technology Agenda (11-13-07)
• Web 2.0 and Social Media (12-12-07)
• Blogging in Government (07-09-07)
• Pay for Performance (09-18-07)
• Human Capital Agenda (10-25-07)
• Human Capital Agenda: Partnership for Public Service (06-24-08)
• Human Capital Roadmap:  Partnership for Public Service (10-01-08)
• Chief Operating Officers – by Jonathan Breul (05-22-07)
• Chief Management Officers (12-18-07)
• Reorganizing the Government (01-08-08)

• Weeding the Federal Garden (David Osborne) (11-11-08)  

   

   

   

• Line-by-Line (Reviewing Government Programs) (11-18-08) 

   

   

   

• Governing with Foresight (11-20-08) 

   

   

• Performance Advice for Obama Administration (12-05-08) Preparing Presidential Appointees to Lead (12-15-08) Rethinking Government:  A Commission? (12-17-08) 

• A New Report:  Engaging Citizens in Government (11-18-08) 

   

   

   

• Federal Workforce Recommendations (12-08-08) 

   

   

   

• Using Web 2.0 in Obama Administration (12-04-08) 

   

   

   

• Advancing Technology:  Industry Recommendations (12-18-08)

   

   

   

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 Blogs on Advice for the New Team

• Working in the White House (12-19-08)
•  Leadership Advice (12-23-08)

Blogs on What Other Groups Are Doing

• Think Tanks, etc. – the Transition Players’ “Dance Card”
  • Think Tanks and Other Players – Transition 2008 – Part I (04-01-08)
  • Think Tanks and Other Players – Transition 2008 — Part II (04-09-08)
  • Wiki with Continual Updates
• Four New Websites on Transition (08-26-08)
• IBM Center’s New Transition Resources (10-06-08)

• Reforms from a Watchdog (POGO) (10-31-08) 

   

   

   

• GAO Transition Website Announced (11-608) 

   

   

   

• Brookings Launches Transition Website (11-10-08)    

• Change for America (Center for American Progress) (11-14-08)

   

   

 

I’ll expand this list over time, so you might want to bookmark this page and return to it when you might be looking for something particular.

 

Also, I’m getting so much stuff, I’ll start blogging more frequently, with shorter blogs.  Would like to see how that works for you. Let me know. 

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