Former interim IRS chief lands private sector gig

Danny Werfel, the interim IRS commissioner for much of 2013, has landed at the Boston Consulting Group, the firm announced Monday.

Werfel held down one of the more thankless positions in the federal government last year, working to put the IRS on firmer footing after the agency was rocked by controversy over the improper scrutiny given to Tea Party groups.

Werfel said he would explore private-sector opportunities when he left the IRS several months ago, after the Senate confirmed his replacement, John Koskinen.

-Bernie Becker, TheHill.com
READ MORE...

ASMC PDI is Back!

PDI 2014 - Achieving New Heights | Managing Change
May 28-30, 2014 - Seattle, WA

PDI 2014, the premier training event hosted by the American Society of Military Comptrollers, will be held at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle on May 28–30.

The National Professional Development Institute (PDI) is the premier training event of the American Society of Military Comptrollers. Resource managers in the Department of Defense and US Coast Guard converge for a three day event whose objective is to enhance the skills and abilities that personnel in the financial and resource management community must possess to meet the challenges of today's defense financial manager.

​In addition to the more than 21 CPE credits available to attendees, the PDI provides a forum for attendees to network with leadership, peers, vendors and clients. This event is also the showcase for those individuals and teams who have been recognized for excellence by ASMC.

​ASMC home

Lessons from 25 years at the Treasury Department

David A. Lebryk has held numerous positions at the Department of the Treasury since 1989. In 2012, he was named the first commissioner of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service when the Financial Management Service and the Bureau of the Public Debt were consolidated. Lebryk spoke about his experiences at the Treasury with Tom Fox, a guest writer for On Leadership and vice president for leadership and innovation at the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service. Fox also heads up their Center for Government Leadership.

- Tom Fox, WashingtonPost.com
READ MORE...

AGA National Office Seeks Executive Director

AGA seeks a dynamic Executive Director (ED) to succeed Relmond Van Daniker, DBA, who retires Sept. 30. The ED serves as the Chief Executive Officer of our 15,000-member professional association serving all levels of government, academia and the private sector. Salary and benefits commensurate with experience. 

View the full job announcement. 

Applications due: April 7

Budget proposal fleshes out OMB's management agenda

More than six months after President Barack Obama announced his second-term management agenda, the Office of Management and Budget is putting some specifics behind it.

As part of the fiscal 2015 budget request sent to Congress Tuesday, the administration described initiatives around improving customer service at the IRS and the Social Security Administration. OMB also plans to fund and launch a civilian property realignment board and to include more funding for the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology to make federally funded data more widely available.

OMB said it will also launch new and improved employee training programs and three pilot programs to enhance how agencies hire employees.

"The agenda is focused on delivering a 21st century government that is more effective, efficient and supportive of economic growth," said Beth Cobert, OMB's deputy director for management, Tuesday during a teleconference with reporters.

Cobert said the management agenda is focused on four themes:

• Effectiveness — delivering better, faster, smarter services to citizens and businesses.
• Efficiency — increasing quality and value in the government's core administrative functions.
• Economic growth — opening government funded data and research to the public to spur innovation and economic growth.
• People and culture — unlocking the full potential of the federal workforce and building the workforce the government needs for the future.

- Jason Miller, FederalNewsRadio.com
READ MORE...