A Focus on Organizational Health

McKinsey & Co.

Some companies continue to survive and thrive despite the challenges. Why do these companies manage to succeed, year after year—operationally, financially, and otherwise—while others don’t? Twenty-plus years of proprietary McKinsey research tells us that one of the main reasons is organizational health.

Marines Come in First

Defense News

The U.S. Marine Corps passed a full financial audit for the first time, with the service announcing Friday its fiscal 2023 financial audit received an “unmodified audit opinion” after a rigorous two-year review. . . . The milestone — something the Defense Department and the other armed services still have not achieved — comes after almost two decades of trying to prepare the Corps’ records and several failed audits along the way.

CAP Webinar: Using Performance Data to Improve Customer Experience: Thursday, Feb 29, 1 p.m. Eastern

The goal is to organize around the customer, not around the delivery programs; research shows that when citizens feel they are treated fairly and professionally, trust in government increases. Our presenters have first-hand experience grappling with these issues and will be able to provide webinar participants with a real-time picture of the progress and challenges they face.

Resource of the Week:  New Federal Program Inventory

U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Years in the making, OMB has announced that it has released an inventory of more than 2,300 federal financial assistance programs that account for more than $3 Trillion in spending. It includes a search function, amounts of spending, and links to other federal spending and grants databases. The Inventory will expand in years to come to incorporate other federal programs.