This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Michael J. Keegan 4 public servant leaders share their reflections on how they lead and how they serve For over twenty years, The Business of Government Hour has brought you leading government executives who are changing the way (more…)
New Research Report Recipients
We are pleased to announce our latest round of stipends for new reports on key public sector challenges, which respond to the priorities identified in the Center’s research agenda. Our content is intended to stimulate and accelerate the production of practical research that benefits public sector leaders and managers. We expect the following reports to be published in early 2021.
How Chief Risk Officers Can Add Value in a Crisis
This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. Risk management is proactive, peering around corners to identify uncertainties that may impact the organization’s ability to achieve its objectives. Crisis management is reactive, marshaling resources to respond to a risk that has already manifested and requires immediate attention. Both require senior leadership (more…)
Spending Risks Shift as the Pandemic Continues
This post first appeared on Risk Management Monitor. Read the original article. When Twitter offered permanent work-from-home status to all of its 4,600 employees in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it did so with a $1,000 stipend per employee to furnish and set up functional home office spaces. For many organizations, such a sweeping move (more…)
Climate Change: A Climate Migration Pilot Program Could Enhance the Nation’s Resilience and Reduce Federal Fiscal Exposure, Jul 06, 2020
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found GAO identified few communities in the United States that have considered climate migration as a resilience strategy, and two—Newtok, Alaska, and Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana—that moved forward with relocation. Newtok, for example, faced imminent danger from shoreline erosion due to (more…)
The Link Between ERM and Organizational Financial Performance
This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. Global economic uncertainty is placing organizations under increasing pressure to improve their risk management practices while simultaneously achieving consistently higher financial returns. Consequently, organizations in many industries are adopting an enterprise risk management (ERM) framework as a way to assist them in achieving (more…)
Preventing Paycheck Protection Program Loan Scams
This post first appeared on Risk Management Monitor. Read the original article. The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shutdowns have meant perilous times for small businesses across the country, with many shutting down temporarily or even permanently. As part of the U.S. government’s efforts to forestall bankruptcies and layoffs, Congress allocated hundreds of billions of dollars (more…)
Mass Tort Litigation and Risk Management
This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. If faced with cascading lawsuits from unknown attorneys and plaintiffs alleging a defect in a product, companies may panic and look to their risk management professionals to help solve the problem. These lawsuits may be a mass tort, which “occurs when there are (more…)
Supreme Court Affirms LGBTQ+ Workplace Rights
This post first appeared on Risk Management Monitor. Read the original article. In a 6-3 decision this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal anti-discrimination laws cover LGBTQ+ people and that they cannot be legally fired for their sexual orientation and gender identity, ensuring protection under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of (more…)
Air Force: Enhanced Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control Assessments Could Improve Accountability over Mission-Critical Assets, Jun 18, 2020
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The Air Force’s efforts to implement Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) are in the early stages, and accordingly, it has not fully incorporated ERM into its management practices as outlined in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-123. As a (more…)