This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Broadcast Date: Monday, November 6, 2023 Eric Leckey What role does FEMA’s mission support office play in the agency? How does it help the agency improve its performance? How does FEMA plan for the next disaster? Join host Michael Keegan as he (more…)
Sustained Performance Improvement in Government – On the Importance of Good Governance
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Wednesday, November 8, 2023 Richard A. Spires How is it that so many agencies struggle to deliver their “core” services effectively and efficiently? While we see some examples of agencies successfully delivering highly complex programs, there are too many agencies struggling with (more…)
ICE’s ‘outdated and overly permissive’ device policy left the agency vulnerable, watchdog warns
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. A spring audit of agency mobile devices found several banned and outdated applications installed on personnel and contractor smartphones.
Weekly Roundup October 30-November 3, 2023
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, November 3, 2023 Michael J. Keegan Articles & insights in public management & leadership that we found of interest for the week ending November 3, 2023 OMB Guidance Mandates Agency Chief AI Officers, Safeguards. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (more…)
Tips and takeaways from 2023 Cyber Leaders Exchange
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. Over three days, cyber experts from across government and industry shared their knowhow and insights with the journalists of Federal News Network. We have gathered the most compelling takeaways and tips from each day of the event in their own ebook: zero trust, (more…)
New bill aims to codify NIST AI risk management in federal procurement
This post first appeared on Next Gov. Read the original article. The Federal Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act is designed to give statutory support to many of the efforts outlined in the Biden administration’s AI executive order.
Enabling Governments to Address “Future Shocks”
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Wednesday, November 1, 2023 Dan Chenok A new report draws on insights from government leaders and stakeholders for actions that support a more resilient public sector. Since the turn of the millennium, pandemics, heat waves, wildfires, floods, cyberattacks, supply chain interruptions, and (more…)
Preparing governments for future shocks A roadmap to resilience
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Preparing governments for future shocks.pdf Chris Mihm 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. Contributing Authors: Rob Handfield, Bank of (more…)
OMB tells agencies to name chief AI officer to accelerate tech adoption across government
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. The Biden administration is setting new rules for how federal agencies should accelerate the use of artificial intelligence tools, and set up guardrails for this emerging technology. The Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday released proposed guidance for how agencies should implement (more…)
Fraud Risk Management: Agencies Should Continue Efforts to Implement Leading Practices
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found To help federal program managers strategically manage their fraud risks, GAO published A Framework for Managing Fraud Risks in Federal Programs (Fraud Risk Framework) in 2015. In addition, since 2016, statutory requirements have been in place for the Office of Management (more…)