RE: [tgf] Obama's State of the Nation speech - GovernmentTransformation

Kantara,
amongst many other organisations, had a hand in comments and indeed resulted in
the White house modifying the next revision of the NSTIC (Google it if you
don't know it). Actually its new name (it was NSOT) was Kantara's suggestion..

 

If
we can connect the dots between the cybersecurity guys and the 'merge,
consolidate and reorganize' at the White House, we might get somewhere with
your idea Peter.

 

Cheers

Colin

 

From: Peter F Brown
[mailto:] 

Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2011 10:24 a.m.

To: TGF TC List 

Subject: [tgf] Obama's State of the Nation speech - Government
Transformation

 

Hi:

Watching and listening to President
Obama’s State of the Union address last night, I was struck by the
following passage:

 

“We shouldn't just give our people a
government that's more affordable. We should give them a government that's more
competent and efficient. We cannot win the future with a government of the
past.

“We live and do business in the
information age, but the last major reorganization of the government happened
in the age of black and white TV. There are twelve different agencies that deal
with exports. There are at least five different entities that deal with housing
policy. Then there's my favorite example: the Interior Department is in charge
of salmon while they're in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles
them when they're in saltwater. And I hear it gets even more complicated once
they're smoked.

“Now, we have made great strides over
the last two years in using technology and getting rid of waste. Veterans can
now download their electronic medical records with a click of the mouse. We're
selling acres of federal office space that hasn't been used in years, and we
will cut through red tape to get rid of more. But we need to think bigger. In
the coming months, my administration will develop a proposal to merge,
consolidate, and reorganize the federal government in a way that best serves
the goal of a more competitive America. I will submit that proposal to Congress
for a vote - and we will push to get it passed.”

 

This sounds very much to me like a government
in need of a transformation roadmap and model – the reference to
“merge, consolidate, and reorganize the federal government” could
be a good thing if done well but could equally be retrograde if the disruption
cost is greater than the benefit. I think his Salmon anecdote is a perfect
example of where the TGF ‘Franchise Model’ really comes into play
and I really think we should bang on about this model – it could be the
key to avoiding a lot of potential reorganisation follies around the world.

 

I’m working on getting our TC’s
work heard as far as the White House (mainly through contacts in and
discussions with the White House Office of Science and Technology) and if
anyone else has ideas about how to make the connection between Obama’s
stated goal and what we are doing then…I’m all ears!

 

Cheers,

Peter

 

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