[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38183-38184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16615]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Notice of Request for Information: Establishing a Government 
Effectiveness Advanced Research (GEAR) Center

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the 
President.

ACTION: Notice of request for information: Establishing a Government 
Effectiveness Advanced Research (GEAR) Center.

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SUMMARY: The Executive Office of the President seeks input from across 
sectors and disciplines on capabilities that already exist as well as 
key considerations in pursuing the Government Effectiveness Advanced 
Research (GEAR) Center initiative through a request for information 
(RFI) now available on www.Performance.gov/GEARcenter.
    The Federal Government intends to pursue a Government Effectiveness 
Advanced Research (GEAR) Center, which would be a public-private 
partnership focused on applied research that improves mission delivery, 
citizen services, and stewardship of public resources, as proposed in 
Delivering Government Solutions for the 21st Century: Reform Plan and 
Reorganization Recommendations. This non-governmental, public-private 
partnership would address operational and strategic challenges facing 
the Federal Government, both now and into the future, by engaging 
researchers, academics, non-profits, and private industry across an 
array of disciplines, such as data science, organizational behavior, 
and user-centered design.
    Through applied research and live pilot testing, the GEAR Center 
would connect cutting-edge thinking with real-world challenges the 
Federal Government faces in serving Americans in the Digital Age. This 
means re-imagining possibilities for how citizens interact with the 
Government; rethinking the delivery of citizen services and data; 
reforming core processes (e.g., procurement, budget, IT investment and 
capital allocation); and exploring how the public-sector workforce can 
be developed, reskilled and redeployed in creative ways.

DATES: September 14, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submissions are due on September 14, 2018 through email to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Instructions for Written Responses

    Interested parties should provide written responses to the 
questions outlined in the ``Purpose of This RFI'' section. Submissions 
are due on September 14, 2018 through email to [email protected].
    Please include the below in your response, limiting this portion of 
your response to one page:
     The name of the individual(s) and/or organization 
responding.
     A brief description of the responding individual(s) or 
organization's mission and/or areas of expertise, including any public-
private partnership work within the past three years with Federal, 
State, or local governments that is relevant to applied research on 
workforce reskilling and data commercialization.
     A contact for questions or other follow-up on your 
response.

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Next Steps

    To get up-to-date information and view the RFI, please visit 
www.performance.gov/GEARcenter and follow @PerformanceGov on Twitter.

Margaret Weichert,
OMB Deputy Director for Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-16615 Filed 8-2-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3110-01-P