Pod-Cast /Interview with Dick Burk
May 17, 2006
Governmentchangeagents.com is pleased to share a two part Pod-Cast Interview with the Office of Management and Budget’s Chief Architect, Richard "Dick" Burk. In this interview, Raj Shah and I probe Dick on a wide range of questions such as: his role in OMB, if he sees himself as a change agent, challenges in encouraging agencies to adopt Federal Enterprise Architecture regulations, and what it’s like being, "a horizontal thinker in a vertical world." Dick also discusses his relationship with Andrew Cuomo, the former Secretary of HUD, and describes him as an example of a change agent in action.
From Dick’s biography we learn: "Richard ‘Dick’ Burk is Chief Architect within the Office of E-Government and Information Technology, and is responsible for the Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office (FEA PMO). In this role, he leads the FEA PMO support team in developing and evolving a business and technology framework for the President's E-Government Initiatives and the alignment of Federal IT investments to The President's Management Agenda. Prior to OMB, Burk was the Chief Architect for the Department of Housing and Urban Development where he was responsible for the development and delivery of HUD's Enterprise Architecture Practice, Data Management Practice and Strategic Planning Process. Burk's 30-year career at HUD Headquarters spanned the research, demonstration and management of most Federal activities in the fields of community development and housing rehabilitation. Burk earned a Masters in Public Administration degree from The Ohio State University. He worked in the City of Columbus Finance Department before coming to HUD in Washington, DC. Prior to graduate school, he served for two years as a Peace Corps Health Volunteer in Uganda, East Africa."
Please click here to download the Pod-cast. This first interview lasts about 25 minutes. As always we welcome your feedback. Part II of the interview will be uploaded Friday.
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