Weekly Roundup: August 23-27, 2021

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, August 27, 2021 Michael J. Keegan Highlighting articles and insights that we have found of interest for the week ending August 27, 2021 DHS stands up new excepted service for cyber talent. The Department of Homeland is launching a new excepted (more…)

NIST Prioritizes External Input in Development of AI Risk Management Framework

This post first appeared on Next Gov. Read the original article. The agency is engaging stakeholders in the process through multiple venues. National Institute of Standards and Technology officials are gleaning insights from a range of players as they work to draft Congressionally-directed guidance promoting the responsible use of artificial intelligence technologies. That in-the-making document—the (more…)

Weekly Roundup: July 19-23, 2021

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, July 23, 2021 Michael J. Keegan Highlighting articles and insights that we have found interesting for the week ending July 23, 2021 Senate Panel FY2022 NDAA Markup Features Long To-Do Lists on Cyber, Tech. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 National Defense (more…)

Federal Enterprise Risk Management Turns Five

On July 16, 2016, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a revision to Circular A-123 setting forth expectations for federal agencies to implement and practice Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). The requirements were intentionally flexible, providing substantial leeway in how agencies chose to go about setting up their ERM program. That approach by design was to help get ERM off the ground in a manner that could be tailored to the structure, culture, and needs of each agency, and to avoid the enactment of ERM purely as a compliance exercise.

Weekly Roundup: July 5-9, 2021

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, July 9, 2021 Michael J. Keegan Highlighting articles and insights that we have found interesting for the week ending July 9, 2021 Building Federal Evaluation Capacity: A Discussion of the New White House Evaluation and Learning Agenda Guidance. The Office of (more…)

The State of Risk Oversight: Survey of Enterprise Risk Management Practices

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Thursday, July 1, 2021 Michael J. Keegan Interview with Prof. Mark Beasley, Director of the ERM Initiative at NC State It is a leadership imperative for government executives to mitigate the potency of uncertainty by managing the realities of risk. Employing an (more…)

Travel Risk Management for LGBTQ+ Employees

This post first appeared on Risk Management Monitor. Read the original article. LGBTQ+ travelers can face unique challenges when traveling abroad—many countries do not legally recognize same-sex marriage and more than 70 countries consider consensual LGBTQ+ relationships a crime. If an employee travels on business to a country where their sexual orientation or expression of gender identity is criminalized, (more…)

New York City’s New Biometric Information Law Governs Collection and Use of Consumer Health Data

This post first appeared on Risk Management Monitor. Read the original article. For risk professionals, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the importance of ensuring customer and employee safety measures are incorporated into operations, processes and future strategies. As many businesses reopen from pandemic shutdowns or return from remote work arrangements, some enterprises are now exploring (more…)

Weekly Roundup: June 21-25, 2021

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, June 25, 2021 Michael J. Keegan Highlighting articles and insights that we have found interesting for the week ending June 25, 2021 The Battle for the Public Service Is Just Beginning. We are in the midst of a critical debate over (more…)