Event Dates and Topics

Upcoming Events

June 4, 2009

Recruiting and Hiring Tomorrow’s Federal Workforce: Expectations and Demands of the Next Generation of Public Servants

The federal government is the largest employer in the United States. However, the government is just starting to explore new methods to attract a new generation of workers—workers who come with a unique set of experiences and expectations. While the government as a whole is only now using new recruitment methods, there are a few agencies that are leading the way in the utilization of new media marketing tools to attract young people into federal service. This session will discuss both recruiting methods, including the use of technology and social media tools, and the overall hiring process itself, which some critics have argued is both slow and cumbersome. The overall focus of the session will be to define how the federal government can enhance its ability to recruit the next generation of public servants.

National Press Club
Holeman Lounge 529 14th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20045
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

The National Press Club is located at 14th and F streets NW; the nearest Metro stop is Metro Center.

Past Events

April 16th, 2009

Government Services in the 21st Century:
Harnessing Technology and the New Workforce to Improve Performance

Presented by: Anthony D. Williams, Internationally-acclaimed speaker and co-author of the international bestseller Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything (Portfolio 2007)

Anthony Williams has lectured and written extensively about the impact of new technologies on business, government and society. He is an international thought-leader in transparency, collaboration, technological innovation and intellectual property and a strategic advisor to fortune 500 firms, governments and international organizations such as the World Bank.

Founder and CEO of the Toronto-based firm Anthony D. Williams Consulting, Anthony was recently named Senior Fellow at nGenera Insight, where he led a global investigation into the impact of Web 2.0 and wikinomics on the future of governance and democracy.

Anthony holds a Masters in Research in Political Science from the London School of Economics, where he graduated with Distinction and is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Government. Anthony is currently writing the follow-up book to Wikinomics due out in early 2010.

April 16th
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

McDonough Hall
600 New Jersey Avenue NW
Room 200
Washington, D.C. 20001

January 29th, 2009

Developing an Innovative National Agenda:
Hitting the Ground Running: Managing Continuity and Change during the First 100 Days of the New Administration

Moderator: Constance Berry Newman, Former Director, US Office of Personnel Management

Panelists:

Roger Kallock, Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics & Materiel Readiness

James Angel, Associate Professor of Finance, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University

Scott Lilly, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

Pat McGinnis, President Emeritus, Council for Excellence in Government

Georgetown University Law Center
(Capitol Hill)

October 15th, 2009

Performance Project Workshop

This workshop is a follow-up to the dialogue session held in March, 2008 ('Beyond Reporting Requirements: What Difference Does Performance Management Make?'). The March discussion resulted in a plan to explore the topic in more depth.

The event will begin with breakfast at 8:00 AM and conclude with a reception at 5:30 PM. It will be held at the headquarters of the National Academy of Public Administration 900 7th Street, NW, 6th Floor.

If you would like to participate in this workshop please RSVP at the following link.

http://www.ombwatch.org/article/articleview/4357/1/90?TopicID=1

June 5, 2008

The Future of E-Government: How Can Government Better Serve the Public?

Moderator: John Koskinen , Former Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget

Panelists:

Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law & Professor of Political Science; Director, Penn Program on Regulation, University of Pennsylvania

Kshemendra Paul , Chief Architect Office of E-Government and Information Technology Office of Management and Budget

Patrice McDermott , Director, OpenTheGovernment.org

John Moses , Director for E-Rulemaking Program Environmental Protection Agency

Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008
5:30pm – 6:00pm : Sign-in and light refreshments
6:00pm - 7:30pm : Panel/dialogue session
7:30pm - 8:00pm : Networking and hot hors d'oeuvres

Faculty Dining Room
Eric E. Hotung International Law Building
The Georgetown Law Center
Georgetown University (Capitol Hill)

March 13, 2008

Beyond Reporting Requirements: What Difference Does Performance Management Make?

Moderator: Paul Light, Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service, NYU and Founding Principal Investigator of the Organizational Performance Initiative

Panelists:

Gary Bass, Affiliated Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute and Founder and Executive Director of OMB Watch, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization

Marcus Peacock, Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency

Beryl Radin, Scholar in Residence, American University School of Public Affairs

Robert Shea, Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget

5:00pm – 7:00pm
Faculty Dining Room
Eric E. Hotung International Law Building
The Georgetown Law Center
Georgetown University (Capitol Hill)

Look for important pre-and-post event materials in Briefing Documents

October 23, 2007

Developing an Innovative National Agenda: Leading Large-Scale Change in the Federal Government

Moderator: Alexis Herman, Former Secretary U.S. Department of Labor

Panelists:

John Palguta, Affiliated Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute and Vice President for Policy, Partnership for Public Service

Sallyanne Harper, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer U.S. Government Accountability Office

Kevin Mahoney, Associate Director for Human Capital Leadership and Merit Systems Accountability, U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Michael Dominguez, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness U.S. Department of Defense

7:30am - 9:00am
The Riggs Library
Georgetown University

Look for important post event materials in Briefing Documents