Department of Homeland Security
Department of Health and Human Services
Span of Control
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Department of Homeland Security
Use an Enterprise Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
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Executive Office of the President
Slash the number of political appointees
3000 political appointees means 3000 career federal employees without a chance at promotion or even doing their job. Slash the number to three per agency.
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Have all agencies review top 25 to 50 entries to Save Award!!
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Require Second in Command (XO) positions to be civilian
This will help streamline and buffer changes that incoming Commanding Officers require. Some changes that new officers want to make not only result in significant changes, but also cost a lot of money and do not improve the mission. Having a second in command civilian can help buffer this.
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Executive Office of the President
Agency COOS should enforce Presidential Executive Orders
At my agency, managers scoff at Presidential Executive Orders and ignore them. Nobody enforces them. What's the point of issuing them then? Every Agency should have a COO who is responsible for managers toeing the line on the President's initiatives.
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Executive Office of the President
Management should be rated on numbers of grievances & EEO suits
Federal managers suffer no consequences for being bad managers. The number of grievances and EEO suits filed is a red alert that something's going wrong in the office. These should be part of a manager's record, and a grievance/suit lost or settled by the agency should automatically result in a suspension of management duties.
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Too much management
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Department of Homeland Security
Voluntary Reduction In Government Salaries
This is a win-win situation for employers and employees. I would want to work for an employer that offered this opportunity. Of course the employer and employee would have to consent to the time off and it would be dependent upon the workload.
I have worked... more »
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Documentation of Office Practices
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Department of Health and Human Services
Information Management Portal - CLS
Not only have we been able to reduce the time spent on administrative functions & paperwork but we have been able to control costs by... more »
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Department of Homeland Security
Leadership and Management Improvement
Adopt and Create a lead/manage up as well as down mentality/philosophy. Leadership and Management is everyones responsibility. No matter our position, title or level. The most effective and efficient companys and orgs realize this and champion this on a daily basis.
This coupled with a sense of ownership and pride will help you development unstoppable and successful teams.
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Social Security Administration
Civil Service Management Qualification Act
GS-15's get to a salary ranking at the 98%ile on the distribution of compensation published by the SSA Actuary (http://mwww.ba.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/netcomp.cgi?year=2009). Just add one sentence to Title 5, the Civil Service statutes:
"As of 1 year from date of enactment, no person shall be appointed to, NOR REMAIN encumbering any management... more »
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Department of Health and Human Services