This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Monday, March 11, 2024 Katherine Barrett Richard Greene and Donald F. Kettl The importance that government officials write well. As long ago as 2010, the federal government’s Plain Writing Act required that all federal agencies write “clear government communication that the public (more…)
Future Shocks Case Studies: A Challenge Grant Competition
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Saturday, March 8, 2014 Dan Chenok Since the turn of the millennium, pandemics, heat waves, wildfires, floods, cyberattacks, supply chain interruptions, and other crises have deeply stressed governments, communities, businesses, and individuals around the world. This cascade of catastrophic events raises fundamental (more…)
Weekly Roundup: March 4-8, 2024
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, March 8, 2024 Michael J. Keegan Articles & insights in public management & leadership for the week ending March 8, 2024 Navy is Using AI Training Models at the Edge, CIO Says. Navy CIO Jane Rathbun says the service is infusing (more…)
Insights on VENTURE MEETS MISSION — A Case for Government-Venture Arrangements
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Thursday, March 7, 2024 Michael J. Keegan A Conversation with co-author Arun Gupta, CEO, NobleReach Foundation Recently, Arun Gupta, co-author of Venture Meets Mission joined me on The Business of Government Hour to discuss his new book, which he wrote with Gerard George (more…)
Navigating the complexities of zero trust in the modern cybersecurity landscape
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. In the past, having a secure perimeter was synonymous with having a secure network. However, this is no longer true in today’s rapidly evolving digital world. As a result, the zero-trust model has emerged as a pivotal component in modern cybersecurity strategies. In (more…)
Cybersecurity: Improvements Needed in Addressing Risks to Operational Technology
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found Operational technology (OT) systems and devices are used to control, among other things, distribution processes (e.g., oil and natural gas pipelines) and production systems (e.g., electric power generation). Figure 1 shows the key components of an OT system using a pipeline (more…)
It’s more crucial than ever for agencies to mitigate insider risk
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. Cybersecurity is paramount for federal agencies, which is precisely why there is so much change on the horizon. To start, federal civilian agencies must adopt at least some level of zero trust architecture by next fall, per the White House Office of Management (more…)
NEW REPORT: The Role of Risk Leadership in Defining ERM Readiness in Government
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Michael J. Keegan It is a leadership imperative for government executives to mitigate the potency of uncertainty by managing the realities of risk On behalf of the IBM Center for The Business of Government, we are pleased to (more…)
Small Business Administration: Progress and Work Remaining to Implement Key Management Improvements
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found In response to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Small Business Administration (SBA) quickly set up the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (COVID-19 EIDL) program, and other relief programs. SBA also administers a Disaster (more…)
The Role of Risk Leadership in Defining ERM Readiness in Government
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Risk Leadership and Defining ERM.pdf Peter C. Young Trang Hoang Challenges faced by nations over the last several years demonstrated that managing risk in the public sector has taken on new significance. Government organizations must tackle risk and uncertainty in a more (more…)