This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Henry Hirsch Bridget Dooling, currently an assistant professor of law at the Ohio State University and previously deputy OIRA branch chief, led the discussion on whether the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is still fit for (more…)
DOD Fraud Risk Management: Enhanced Data Analytics Can Help Manage Fraud Risks
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The Department of Defense (DOD) issued an updated fraud risk management strategy in August 2023. Contrary to leading practices, the strategy does not establish data analytics as a method for fraud risk management or provide the direction needed to conduct such (more…)
NIST finalizes “Cybersecurity Framework” updates
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s major update to its landmark “Cybersecurity Framework” is out. But the key changes in “CSF 2.0” aren’t major shifts in cybersecurity best practices. Instead, officials point out that the new document reflects the broad use of (more…)
Defining a New Reality in Healthcare: A Conversation with Dr. Anne Bailey, Executive Director, VHA Strategic Initiatives Lab
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Broadcast Date: Monday, February 26, 2024 Dr. Anne Bailey What is the mission of the Strategic Initiatives Lab (Strat Lab) at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)? How is it using virtual reality and other immersive technologies to change how the department serves (more…)
Weekly Roundup: February 19-23, 2024
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, February 23, 2024 Michael J. Keegan Articles & insights in public management & leadership for the week ending February 23, 2024 VA puts 40 AI uses cases into ‘operational phase’ to meet its health care mission. The Department of Veterans Affairs (more…)
Industry groups push back on cyber incident rules requiring “full access”
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. Proposed cybersecurity rules that would grant the government “full access” to contractor IT systems in the wake of a cyber incident is causing heartburn among industry groups. The groups are also objecting to the tight cyber incident reporting deadline in proposed cyber rules. (more…)
Federal permitting hampers climate goals and natural disaster mitigation, counties say
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. Officials, who are calling for reforms, say environmental regulations shouldn’t lead to yearslong waits to build transmission lines or impede their ability to respond to natural disasters.
Weekly Roundup: February 12-16, 2024
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, February 16, 2024 Michael J. Keegan Articles & insights in public management & leadership for the week ending February 16, 2024 VA watchdog warns EHR issue puts 250,000 veterans at risk of medication mix-ups. The VA Office of Inspector General (VA (more…)
Climate Change: Options to Enhance the Resilience of Federally Funded Flood Risk Management Infrastructure
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is responsible for planning, designing, and constructing much of the nation’s federally funded flood risk management infrastructure—for example, levees, dams, floodwalls, floodgates, and hurricane barriers—that help protect communities from coastal storms and floods. Corps’ (more…)
Learning Agendas Offer Promise to Improve Federal Strategic Planning
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Wednesday, February 14, 2024 J. Woody Stanley Five years after Congress passed the Evidence-based Policymaking Act of 2019, or Evidence Act, decision-makers in federal departments and agencies are better positioned today to use their organization’s annual performance plan and multi-year strategic plan (more…)