This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. Labor leaders at Federal Correctional Institute Thomson said the Bureau of Prisons’ termination of a short-lived initiative to retain employees at the rural facility with a 25% boost to pay will cause hundreds to leave the agency.
Workforce: Insights on Resiliency
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Thursday, January 4, 2024 Michael J. Keegan This is an excerpt of Chapter 5 from our new book Transforming the Business of Government: Insights on Resiliency, Innovation, and Performance Insights detailed in this chapter derive from the IBM Center blog, Preparing Government (more…)
Cyber risks to defense industrial supply chains are ‘substantially worse’ than other concerns
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. There is an outright conflict between cybersecurity and supply chain risk management (SCRM), and simply adding those together can lead to an increase in cyberattacks, a new report finds. Researchers found that cybersecurity and supply chain risk management are in many instances at (more…)
Sustainability: Insights on Resiliency
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Tuesday, January 2, 2024 Michael J. Keegan This chapter spotlights the critical importance of integrating sustainability and climate resilience strategies into government institutions. It focuses on clean energy transition, sustainable development, and water management, offering practical insights and recommendations that governments can (more…)
Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour – Insights on Leadership, Mindset, and Thriving on Disruption
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Broadcast Date: Monday, January 1, 2024 Jen Pahlka Eduardo Briceño Nick Evans & Roger Spitz How can the U.S. federal government rebuild its digital capabilities and truly transform how government does business? What is the difference between learning while doing and learning (more…)
OFPP’s acquisition workforce modernization effort to kick into gear in 2024
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy turns 50 years old in 2024. While the federal acquisition community has come a long way since 1974, the next few years, let alone the next 50 years, will be all about the acquisition workforce. Christine Harada, (more…)
Leadership in Action: On Mission and Execution – Special Edition
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Broadcast Date: Monday, December 25, 2023 VADM Michelle Skubic RADM Lorin Selby Sonny Hashmi Colt Whittail How are supplies and innovation delivered effectively to the warfighters? What are the best ways to deliver products and services to federal agencies? How are federal (more…)
Building Public Trust in Scientific Decision Making through Expert Advisory Committees
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Building Public Trust in Scientific Decision Making.pdf C. Joseph Ross Daval Aaron S. Kesselheim Using the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a case study, this report evaluates the use of advisory committees by expert scientific regulatory agencies. When faced with difficult (more…)
Weekly Roundup December 18-22, 2023
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, December 22, 2023 Michael J. Keegan Articles & insights in public management & leadership for the week ending December 22, 2023 The amazing public servants the public doesn’t know. Tom Temin from federalnewsnetwork.com will be presenting a series of interviews with (more…)
VA plans facial recognition pilot for health care employees to reduce log-in burden
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking at facial recognition technology for its frontline medical workers to log into their workstations more quickly, and spend more time treating veterans. VA Chief Information Security Officer Lynette Sherrill said the department plans on piloting facial (more…)