Under the new Administration, the mission of the Federal government has expanded. At the same time, the Administration has expressed a desire to reduce the use of contractors. Contractors have historically provided important goods and services to government. How can the government meet its growing responsibilities without increasing personnel or contracts?

Today, government executives have to manage a multi-sector workforce and strike the right balance between government capacity and contractor expertise. What is required to create a successful generation of managers who can effectively direct this multi-sector workforce?

This Dialogue will provide attendees with the opportunity to share ideas, to debate and to explore the issue at hand. Topics will include the direction of the new Administration, the effective management of insourcing vs. outsourcing and the challenges with retaining a mission critical government workforce. The overall focus of this session will be the new face of the multi-sector workforce.

WITH MODERATOR

David Drabkin
Deputy Associate Administrator
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

Panelists

Alan Chvotkin
Executive Vice President
Professional Services Council

Joanie Newhart
Acquisition Workforce Procurement Analyst,
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), and
Chair for the Executive Council, Strategic Partnership on Acquisition
Recruitment Coalition (SPARC)

Craig Spisak
Director
U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC)

Molly Wilkinson
Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs,
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight

National Press Club
Holeman Lounge
529 14th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20045

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Sign-in and light refreshments

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Panel/dialogue session

7:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Networking and hot hors d'oeuvres

21^st Century Hiring Tools: Utilizing Innovative Assessment Techniques to Recruit Talent

The federal hiring process, often perceived as lengthy and exhaustive, has renewed the emphasis on hiring reform through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OPM has already developed steps to improve the process from the applicant’s perspective, but there is also interest in utilizing improved assessment tools to identify the best candidate for the job. With unemployment rising and the increasing availability of federal government jobs, agencies have experienced a huge surge of applicants. Beyond the dilemma of managing this surge is the age-old question: How do I know I hired the right person for the job?

What is some of the latest thinking around assessing talent? This Dialogue will allow attendees the opportunity to share ideas, debate and explore the problem at hand, and connect these issues to mission accomplishment. Topics will include the latest assessment methods and tools in the market today, and the best ways to efficiently and effectively assess candidates. The overall focus of this session will be to provide ideas on how to ensure your organization gets the right employees it needs to hit the ground running.

WITH MODERATOR

Angela Bailey
Deputy Associate Director, Center for Talent and Capacity Policy
Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Panelists

Bob Lavigna
Vice-President for Research
Partnership for Public Service

Julia Leaman, Ph.D.
Supervisory Personnel Research Psychologist
Customs and Border Protection,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Breck Marshall
North American Practice Lead
Talent & Organization Performance,
Health & Public Service, Accenture

Jennifer Hemingway
Staff Director for Senator George O. Voinovich (R-OH)
Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs

The Hyatt Regency Washington
on Capitol Hill
Capitol Rooms A & B
400 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

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.

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

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)

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

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)

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

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