This post first appeared on Risk Management Magazine. Read the original article. Many industries rely on contractual risk transfer to function properly. Business executives, risk managers and contract administrators spend countless hours ensuring they are appropriately transferring risk of loss from their operations to their vendors, subcontractors and other parties. In these industries, signing or (more…)
Foreign Assistance: Federal Monitoring and Evaluation Guidelines Incorporate Most but Not All Leading Practices, Jul 31, 2019
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) foreign assistance Guidelines incorporate most of GAO’s leading practices for monitoring and evaluation (M&E), but gaps exist (see figure). Summary of Office of Management and Budget’s Guidelines Addressing GAO’s Leading Practices for Monitoring and (more…)
Foreign Assistance: Federal Monitoring and Evaluation Guidelines Incorporate Most but Not All Leading Practices, Jul 31, 2019
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) foreign assistance Guidelines incorporate most of GAO’s leading practices for monitoring and evaluation (M&E), but gaps exist (see figure). Summary of Office of Management and Budget’s Guidelines Addressing GAO’s Leading Practices for Monitoring and (more…)
Inclusion Does Not Stop Workplace Bias, Deloitte Survey Shows
This post first appeared on Risk Management Monitor. Read the original article. In Deloitte’s 2019 State of Inclusion Survey, 86% of respondents said they felt comfortable being themselves all or most of the time at work, including 85% of women, 87% of Hispanic respondents, 86% of African American respondents, 87% of Asian respondents, 80% of (more…)
Cybersecurity: Agencies Need to Fully Establish Risk Management Programs and Address Challenges, Jul 25, 2019
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found Key practices for establishing an agency-wide cybersecurity risk management program include designating a cybersecurity risk executive, developing a risk management strategy and policies to facilitate risk-based decisions, assessing cyber risks to the agency, and establishing coordination with the agency’s enterprise risk (more…)
Cybersecurity: Agencies Need to Fully Establish Risk Management Programs and Address Challenges, Jul 25, 2019
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found Key practices for establishing an agency-wide cybersecurity risk management program include designating a cybersecurity risk executive, developing a risk management strategy and policies to facilitate risk-based decisions, assessing cyber risks to the agency, and establishing coordination with the agency’s enterprise risk (more…)
2020 Census: Bureau Needs to Take Additional Actions to Address Key Risks to a Successful Enumeration, Jul 24, 2019
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The 2020 Decennial Census is on GAO’s list of high-risk programs primarily because the Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau (Bureau) (1) is using innovations that are not expected to be fully tested, (2) continues to face challenges in implementing information technology (more…)
2020 Census: Bureau Needs to Take Additional Actions to Address Key Risks to a Successful Enumeration, Jul 24, 2019
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The 2020 Decennial Census is on GAO’s list of high-risk programs primarily because the Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau (Bureau) (1) is using innovations that are not expected to be fully tested, (2) continues to face challenges in implementing information technology (more…)
2020 Census: Actions Needed to Address Key Risks to a Successful Enumeration, Jul 16, 2019
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The 2020 Decennial Census is on GAO’s list of high-risk programs primarily because the Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau (Bureau) (1) is using innovations that are not expected to be fully tested, (2) continues to face challenges in implementing information technology (more…)
2020 Census: Actions Needed to Address Key Risks to a Successful Enumeration, Jul 16, 2019
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The 2020 Decennial Census is on GAO’s list of high-risk programs primarily because the Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau (Bureau) (1) is using innovations that are not expected to be fully tested, (2) continues to face challenges in implementing information technology (more…)