Who needs Romney when Obama already has a Bainie?

President Obama appointed Jeffrey Zients to head OMB, even though he has little budget preparation experience. Where did he get his management and finance experience? Bain Capital, the firm formerly managed by CEO,...

Get smart government

Buying less, buying smarter with a lot more room to get smarter This article discusses the effect of contractors on the cost of government. Here is a basic choice government executives must make as well as...

Meltdown

  America is on an unsustainable trajectory, and emergency action is needed at once to reverse course, if it is still possible. I have written about this circumstance for over a year, including publishing...

Whack a budget at $200 billion

  This should be a no brainer, but for a Congress without brains, that is a stretch. $200 billion is an easy slice from the US Government budget as outlined here.  " “DRAFT DOCUMENT (11.12.10...

The US Government is out of control

As I wrote in my book, Smart Data, Enterprise Performance Optimization Strategy © 2010 James A. George and James A. Rodger, Wiley Publishing, the US government is very poorly managed. Departments and systems roll...

Capacity to govern and for change and improvement

The capacity to govern and for change and improvement is limited. Resources are exceeding limited and place constraints on what government can do. This is one of the first things with which executives must...

Cantor can’t cut, Obama can

We can tell them all what to cut and we want cuts. A government has limited capacity for change and improvement. Change and improvement take resources to achieve desirable outcomes, and change involves risks....

Obama Wants to Charge Wounded Heroes for Treatment! (Updated)

The leader of the nation's largest veterans organization says he is "deeply disappointed and concerned" after a meeting with President Barack Obama today to discuss a proposal to force private insurance companies...

President Obama Ordered Reforms on Government Contracts

Last week, President Obama convened the Fiscal Responsibility Summit where the President and members of Congress and the business community discussed their ideas to put the country on track toward fiscal...

Film piracy may be source of terrorist funding

Film piracy may be a primary source of funding for terrorists and other organized crime groups.  This is according to chairman of the Philippines' Optical Media Board (OMB) Eduardo "Edu" Manzano, who came up with the conclusion after his group yielded illegal drugs and...

OakvilleBeaver.com: Article: Glendella House Staying Put

Finally, the Town of Oakville, Ontario has honoured the wishes of its citizens by finding a compromise between heritage and development.  Glendella House (circa 1857) will be restored in its original...

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