MAKING GOVERNMENT SMARTER, LEANER AND GREENER

For decades, government and education entities continue to look to technology for improving service and efficiency, managing risk, and reducing operational expense. More recently, governments are taking a much closer look at their own charter and mission before making technology decisions.

This session will offer insight on how agencies can benefit from aligning specific government business needs with IT.

The Honorable Shirley Franklin,
Mayor of Atlanta*

produced by GOVERNING in collaboration with the Council of State Governments

A wide-ranging discussion of how the federal stimulus package and national recovery effort is reshaping state and local government agendas, operations and relationships, both now and in the post-stimulus era.

Mike Mower,
State Planning Coordinator and Recovery Lead, State of Utah

David Quam,
Director of Federal Relations, National Governors Association

Terri Rivera Russell,
East Region Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office

Mark Muro,
Senior Fellow and Policy Director, Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution

David Williams,
President, Kentucky Senate, and incoming chair, Council of State Governments, Moderator

Opening Reception

Welcome to the Conference

Peter A. Harkness,
Group Publisher, GOVERNING

Senior officials from states, cities and counties share what they have learned about refocusing the energies and expectations of the men and women who work for them.

Lisa Webb Sharpe,
Director, Department of Management and Budget, State of Michigan

The Honorable Diana Urban,
Chair, Results-Based Accountability Workgroup, Appropriations Committee, Connecticut General Assembly

Matthew Gallagher,
Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor of Maryland

Jim Lientz,
Chief Operating Officer, Office of the Governor, State of Georgia, Host and Moderator

BUDGETING IN TOUGH TIMES: STRATEGIES THAT WORK, GIMMICKS THAT DON’T

Duane Goossen,
Secretary of Administration, State of Kansas

Lisa Webb Sharpe,
Director, Department of Management and Budget, State of Michigan

David Smith,
County Manager, Maricopa County, Arizona

Michele Mariani Vaughn,
Project Director, Research, Pew Center on the States, Moderator

MANAGING PERFORMANCE: MAKING THE NUMBERS MATTER

Duriya Farooqui,
Director of Performance Management, Office of the Mayor, City of Atlanta

Joe Basista,
Commissioner of Public Works, City of Atlanta

NEXT GENERATION SOCIAL SERVICES

Jennifer Lange,
Program Director, ACCESS Florida, Department of Families and Children, State of Florida

B.J. Walker,
Commissioner, Department of Human Services, State of Georgia

Louise Skolnik,
Director of Human Services, Nassau County, New York

Jonathan Walters,
Author, GOVERNING Human Services eNewsletter, Moderator

MANAGING WORKERS THROUGH LAYOFFS, FREEZES AND FURLOUGHS

Samuel L. Wilkins,
Director, Office of Human Resources, State of South Carolina

Toby Futrell,
former City Manager, Austin, Texas

Chris Swope,
Managing Editor, GOVERNING, Moderator

Patrick Moore,
Executive Director, Georgia Technology Authority and State Chief Information Officer

GOOD CHOICES IN BAD TIMES: HOW LEGISLATURES ARE USING PERFORMANCE DATA TO MAKE BUDGET CALLS

The Honorable Diana Urban,
Chair, Results-Based Accountability Workgroup, Appropriations Committee, Connecticut General Assembly

The Honorable Toni Harp,
Chair, Appropriations Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Paul Luebke,
Senior Chairman, Finance Committee, North Carolina House

USING PERFORMANCE DATA TO TRANSFORM FAILING SYSTEMS

James Beougher,
Director, Office of Child and Family Services, State of Maine

Dan Despard,
Director, Child Welfare, State of Maine

Frances Ryan,
Special Projects Director, State of Maine

Jonathan Walters,
GOVERNING Correspondent, Moderator

TRANSITION PLANNING: BAD LUCK OR GOOD MANAGEMENT?

Bill Leighty,
Government Performance Initiative, Virginia Commonwealth University; former Chief of Staff to Virginia Governor Mark Warner and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine

What characteristics attract talented, engaged, energetic men and women to take and keep government jobs — and to do them well? A group of state and local officials experienced in these areas share what they know about building and managing a high quality public workforce.

Steve Stevenson,
Commissioner, State Personnel Administration, State of Georgia

Toby Futrell,
former City Manager, Austin, Texas

Bob Lavigna,
Vice President, Research, Partnership for Public Service

Continental Breakfast

RETHINKING YOUR AGENCY: MISSION, METHODS, MONEY AND MOTIVATION

Mark R. Aesch,
Chief Executive Officer, Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority

YOUNG LEADERS: WHAT ATTRACTS THEM TO GOVERNMENT? WHAT WILL KEEP THEM HERE?

Carole Post,
Director of Agency Services, Mayor’s Office of Operations, New York City

Michael Roling,
Special Assistant for Operations, Office of Administration, IT Services Division, State of Missouri

Aaron Roller,
Policy Analyst, Mayor’s Office of Operations, New York City

Paul Wright,
IT Director, State of Missouri

Heather Kerrigan,
Author, GOVERNING Public Workforce eNewsletter, Moderator

Zach Patton,
Staff Writer, GOVERNING, Moderator

HOW TO DELIVER BAD NEWS WITHOUT GETTING BAD PRESS

Bill Leighty,
Director, Government Performance Initiative, Virginia Commonwealth University; former Chief of Staff to Virginia Governor Mark Warner and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine

Jonathan Walters,
GOVERNING, Author, Good Press, Bad Press, DePressed: The Media Survival Guide for Public Officials

NO-COST CONTRACTING

Ron Bell,
Director, Division of Purchases and Supply, Department of General Services, Commonwealth of Virginia

Doug Holt,
Director of E-Government and IT Policy, Department of Information Resources, State of Texas

Fred Kuhn, Publisher, GOVERNING, Moderator

It’s one of government’s biggest problems — and not just when the workforce is organized. Get some expert advice in strategies and tactics for dealing with your problem employees.

Dick Grote,
recognized authority on performance management and author, Discipline Without Punishment

Conference Adjourns