Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Introducing the Insider
The Industry Defined
HUBZones: Anyone Can Play
Beyond Reproach: The Incumbent's Bind
Breaking Wave: Human Resources BPO
Cooperative Personnel Services: Differentiating Not a Problem
Adventures in Marketing
Policy & Regs: Can We Satisfy the Appetite for Cleared Personnel?
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As war spending rockets upwards, DoD is beginning to actively de-fund, terminate, or abort planned contracts for services. If you're not on top of this, Alan Chvotkin's column will alert you to the problem and also provide suggestions to deal with the threat.
Growing its government business without acquisitions at a high rate and very profitably, Booz Allen Hamilton is one of the industry's most distinctive players. As of April 1, a far-reaching restructuring of the company is aimed at making it one firm, instead of the set of a government business and a commercial business. Here's a peek at the high level structure.
We rarely review a book, but Leading Through Conflict by Mark Gerzon quickly earns share-of-mind. Both practical and a bit mystical at the same time, this book helps you consider your internal development, not just how to master the tough environment you're in. In particular, we review some of the critical attributes of The Mediator, a leadership type that uses the fullest range of communications methods and other tools to inspire colleagues and close the distance between people who need to work together.
In connection with this year's award of the prestigious Presidential Distinguished Rank award to senior government executives, the claim was made that this group saved us over $52 billion.
We wondered where the savings figures were, literally. There's a lesson in here about how firms might characterize their own accomplishments.
John Toups is the man who integrated the 30 companies that were put together to form PRC, one of the first technology powerhouses in the government services business. There's an eerie correspondence between some of the challenges Toups faced and some still with us today.
In addition to a FBI Sentinel program update, we bring you head-shaking news, and some lessons learned, from the GAO on defense acquisition and the Special IG for Iraq Reconstruction on a failed program. Regarding Sentinel, by the way, you can see The Sentinel starring Michael Douglas in movie theaters now. It's the only complete Sentinel you can see until at least 2009.