This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Tuesday, February 13, 2024 Daniel Chenok Michael J. Keegan Insights on Resilency, Innovation, and Performance Over the last two months, we initiated a series posting each chapter of our latest book, Transforming the Business of Government: Insights on Resiliency, Innovation, and Performance (https://bit.ly/3Nss2Tw) (more…)
Insights on Resiliency, Innovation, and Performance
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Tuesday, February 13, 2024 Dan Chenok Michael J. Keegan Summary and Resource for Transforming the Business of Government Over the last two months, we initiated a series posting each chapter of our latest book, Transforming the Business of Government: Insights on Resiliency, (more…)
Cybersecurity starts in the Security Operations Center
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. To understand the functionality of cybersecurity at a federal agency, you might start by looking at the organization’s Security Operations Center (SoC). The SoC is made up of a group of cybersecurity experts that continuously monitor systems and technologies in an effort to (more…)
Puerto Rico Disasters: Progress Made, but the Recovery Continues to Face Challenges
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had awarded about $23.4 billion in Public Assistance to Puerto Rico’s permanent recovery work related to hurricanes Irma and Maria and the 2019 and 2020 earthquakes, as of June 2023. Of that, Puerto Rico has (more…)
Sixteen Habits of Highly Effective Governments (Part Two)
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, February 9, 2024 Marc Holzer and Prajapati Trivedi In this blog, we will discuss the next 12 habits of higly effective government. In our first blog, we discussed the criticality of government performance to public service delivery and achievement of national (more…)
With critical infrastructure being targeted, Biden admin considers next steps for water sector
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. The Biden administration is examining whether the Environmental Protection Agency still has authorities to mandate cybersecurity standards for the water sector after a previous effort was derailed last year. The administration has sought to establish minimum cybersecurity requirements across all critical infrastructure sectors (more…)
Building and Maintaining Customer Trust in Government Services
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Thursday, February 8, 2024 Michael Windle & Heath Mitchell This is an excerpt of Chapter 15 from our new book Transforming the Business of Government: Insights on Resiliency, Innovation, and Performance. In the Gettysburg address, President Abraham Lincoln made famous the reference (more…)
How Can Budget Actions Improve the Management of Government Programs that Serve the Public?
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Wednesday, February 7, 2024 Dan Chenok A new report draws on insights from current and former government leaders and experts to develop recommendations for how budget actions can incentivize better operations and outcomes. Many laws and policies intended to improve government performance (more…)
How Can Spending Improve the Management of Government Programs that Serve the Public?
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Wednesday, February 7, 2024 Dan Chenok A new report draws on insights from current and former government leaders and experts to develop recommendations for how budget actions can incentivize better operations and outcomes. Many laws and policies intended to improve government performance (more…)
The promise and peril of AI for federal contractors
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. There is a lot for contractors to unpack in the lengthy Executive Order 14110, titled Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. It is one of the longest EOs I have encountered and prescribes dozens of tasks for agencies to (more…)