Musk and Ramaswamy to confront Congress in struggle for control of the public purse

This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ This story was originally published by States Newsroom. President-elect Donald Trump enlisted Washington outsiders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to tell members of Congress how they should run things. But Musk and Ramaswamy as they build their Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, don’t (more…)

Our approach to improper payments is failing; the 2024 numbers explain why

This post first appeared on Next Gov. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ It’s tempting to want to celebrate the latest improper payment numbers—just announced as being at their lowest level in a decade— as a great success story. And indeed, the administration is celebrating. But dig deeper, and the headline figure hides troubling problems in (more…)

Trump wants 10 regulations eliminated for each new one issued. Will it actually work?

This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ During President-elect Donald Trump’s first term, he mandated that agencies eliminate two regulations for every new one issued. For his second term, he’s upping the ante.  “Already, preparations are underway to slash massive numbers of job-killing regulations — eliminating 10 old regulations for (more…)

What does the U.S. attorney general actually do?

This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ Shortly after former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to serve as U.S. attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump announced he would nominate Pam Bondi for the position. A former Florida attorney general, Bondi also worked for Trump as a defense lawyer during (more…)

More! on the windfall elimination provision and government pension offset

This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ On Wednesday, federal retirees who retired under the Civil Service Retirement System, current CSRS employees and a multitude of other state and local public service employees who receive pensions from work not covered by Social Security, applauded when the Senate voted on a (more…)

Biden gives federal employees Christmas Eve off

This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ While congressional budget negotiations remained in disarray early Thursday ahead of a Friday funding deadline, at least one thing was certain for federal employees: Dec. 24 will be a holiday this year. President Biden issued an executive order Thursday closing federal agencies and (more…)

Driving Digital Transformation

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Thursday, December 19, 2024 Michael J. Keegan Insights from Alexis Bonnell, Chief Information Officer and Director of the Digital Capabilities Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory I had the pleasure of hosting Alexis Bonnell, chief information officer (CIO) and director of the Digital (more…)

Digital Modernization for Government: An Implementation Framework

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Digital Modernization for Government.pdf Dr. Gregory S. Dawson Dr. James S. Denford Kevin C. Desouza Marc E. Barda Picavet Governments today increasingly face the challenge of how to integrate transformational digital technologies like artificial intelligence, while maintaining or modernizing legacy infrastructure and (more…)