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Why Does Business Not Trust IT? (2)
Who is at fault? In all honesty it is the mostly the business or buyer. Of course it is an IT perspective. What did you think I was going to…
Training and Development in the Great Recession
Succession planning is often intertwined with the quest to improve personnel. Many organizations report an increasing turnover rate as the Baby Boomer generation retires. This will create a vacuum in…
Why Does Business Not Trust IT?
I don’t know how to split an atom. I am also not a surgeon. But as a business process and information technology specialist, I can write instructions and develop some…
Gun Control for Both Sides of the Aisle
The newest wave of school shootings has caused an increased momentum within the public to seek new gun control measures. The measures must be tempered with consideration for both sides.…
The Administrative Cliff and Revival of the “First E”
We face not merely a fiscal cliff but also an administrative one. Whether a small or grand deal comes together and no matter what happens to the Budget Control Act,…
Flaking Out: Should Public Administration Researchers Worry About Challenges to NSF Funding for Political Science Research?
The “Flake Amendment” (H.AMDT.1094 for H.R.5326), like the failed Coburn Amendment (for H.R. 2847) before it, asks Congress “to prohibit the use of funds to be used to carry out…
Angels are Calling
27 angels are calling. After an unimaginable day in Newton, Connecticut, these angels summon us. Many of us will ask how or why or who’s responsible for this atrocity? Certainly…
Promoting Good Stewardship in Public Service
As a Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) since 2001, I have been fortunate to work in financial management related positions at both the state and federal levels of government. I…
Good Customer Service Still Matters
When I call 411, the computer voice asks: “What city, please?” I can’t stand those computer voices and do what I can to confuse them. I try my best Nordic…
Adopting a Norwegian State of Mind: What Norway Is Doing Right
Norway continues to follow the trend regarding budgetary spending in Europe. Directly affected by petroleum profits that will deliver a budget surplus of $43.7 billion in 2012, the government has chosen…
Promoting Social Equity by Building Transparency into State Budgeting Processes
State budgets are extremely complex and important social equity issues are present in many budgets. Probably the largest and best known social equity issue concerns state payments to local school…
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