This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. The Federal Workers Alliance urged senators to move quickly to confirm President Biden’s nominee to run the Social Security Administration, noting that the embattled agency has been without a permanent commissioner for eight of the last 10 years.
Nuclear Weapons: Program Management Improvements Would Benefit U.S. Efforts to Build New Experimental Capabilities
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) objective for the Enhanced Capabilities for Subcritical Experiments (ECSE) program is to improve NNSA’s ability to assess the performance, safety, and reliability of nuclear weapons without nuclear explosive testing. To do so, NNSA plans to (more…)
DHS should assess the benefits of a risk management sharing tool, GAO says
This post first appeared on Next Gov. Read the original article. A new report found that the department’s guidance for risk management practices in acquisition programs isn’t specific enough for all programs and could be helped by information-sharing tools.
Weekly Roundup: August 21-25, 2023
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, August 25, 2023 Michael J. Keegan Articles & insights in public management & leadership that we found of interest for the week ending August 25, 2023 Long, long overdue’: An oral history of the Government Performance and Results Act. GPRA was (more…)
DHS Acquisitions: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Risk Management
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found Managing acquisition risks—potential negative effects on a program’s cost, schedule, and performance—is critical for a program to achieve its objectives. GAO previously found that acquisition programs tend to be overly optimistic when assessing their risks, underestimating the resources or time needed (more…)
More federal spending should come with investment in data-driven tools to fight fraud
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. Congress provided more than $2.3 trillion in new funding through three bills: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors Act (CHIPS and Science Act of 2022). Grants have been the (more…)
GSA is looking for participants for its facial recognition study
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Sonny Hashmi said the study will help determine how to move forward with Login.gov.
Colt Whittall
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Chief Experience Officer United States Air Force Colt Whittall serves as Chief Experience Officer (CXO) of the United States Air Force, the first such position in the Department of Defense and one of only a few in the Federal Government. This role (more…)
Focusing on User Experience Design and Development: A Conversation with Colt Whittall, Chief Experience Officer, U.S. Department of the Air Force.
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Broadcast Date: Monday, August 21, 2023 Colt Whittall
Disaster Recovery: HUD Should Develop Data Collection Guidance to Support Analysis of Block Grant Fraud Risks
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found GAO’s analysis of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (disaster block grant) applicant data identified vulnerabilities to fraud. Out of 8,260 households reviewed, GAO identified Potential duplication of benefits. 500 households were approved for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance that (more…)