This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. Security breaches are a near daily occurrence costing industries and governments billions annually. In the latest incident, hackers attacked a California healthcare provider, shutting down emergency rooms across the country. And earlier this summer, the federal government confirmed that several agencies were impacted (more…)
Steps Toward an Enhanced Shared Services Strategy
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Thursday, October 12, 2023 Charles Keckler The Center is pleased to release this essay submitted as a part of its 25th anniversary challenge grant award competition. The Biden Administration is building on the work of its predecessors in the area of shared (more…)
Building a Human-Centered Team: A Conversation with Glenn Akramoff
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Broadcast Date: Monday, October 9, 2023 Glenn Akramoff What is a Human-Centered Team? What are the Keys to Building a Human-Centered Team? How can we make local government operations human-centered? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with (more…)
Weekly Roundup October 2-6, 2023
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, October 6, 2023 Michael J. Keegan Articles & insights in public management & leadership that we found of interest for the week ending October 6, 2023 AI Helping Feds Optimize Data Centers, New Research Finds. Federal agencies are working to optimize (more…)
Generative AI in Public Education
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Alan Shark Dr. Brenda Bannan Imagine the controversy some 40 years ago among engineering school faculty who expressed concern that the standard hand-held slide-rule might be replaced by sophisticated hand-held calculators? Should this new technology be allowed in (more…)
Tackling Cyber Threats Against the U.S. Water Sector
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, September 29, 2023 Dr. Jongeun You We are pleased to release this essay submitted as a part of our 25th anniversary challenge grant award competition. Guest Blogger: Dr. Jongeun You is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and (more…)
HASC chair: Space Command’s temporary office is insecure. Officials: untrue
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. After White House scuttles move to Alabama, Rep. Rogers vows to keep SPACECOM from building a permanent HQ in Colorado.
How to Deal with the Latest Long Term Care Rate Hikes
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. You can keep premiums under control, but it means reducing benefits.
Cybersecurity: State Needs to Expeditiously Implement Risk Management and Other Key Practices
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The Department of State has documented a cybersecurity risk management program that meets federal requirements. Specifically, the department has identified risk management roles and responsibilities and developed a risk management strategy. However, State has not fully implemented its program to identify (more…)
Cybersecurity Program Audit Guide
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. Why GAO Developed This Guide The Cybersecurity Program Audit Guide (CPAG) is to be used in conducting cybersecurity performance audits. The intent of the guide is to arm cyber analysts and auditors with a set of methodologies, techniques, and audit procedures to evaluate components (more…)