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…)
Envisioning the Future of Government
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Wednesday, December 18, 2024 Daniel Chenok How Emerging, Secure Technologies and Data Flows Can Enable Anticipation and Action that Improve Performance How can governments secure implementation of advanced technologies and enable government to use data to make more informed decisions, promote transparency, (more…)
Illicit Finance: Treasury Should Monitor Partnerships and Trusts for Future Risks
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found States have jurisdiction over formation and reporting requirements for partnerships and trusts operating within their borders. Partnerships and trusts can be used for a range of business purposes, although trusts are more typically used for wealth management. States collect limited information (more…)
Trump seeks to spike stopgap funding bill, sending Congress into chaos days before shutdown
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance advised congressional Republicans to oppose a bipartisan deal they just brokered to avert a government shutdown this weekend, saying they should negotiate a new deal instead. Republicans should not allow any concessions to Democrats as part (more…)
Republicans signal targeted federal hiring surge and easier firing as priorities in the next Congress
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ Even without the business of the 118th Congress wrapped up and a government shutdown looming, Republican lawmakers are making demands and prognostications for their top priorities when the 119th iteration takes office in January. Those efforts will include a massive hiring surge for (more…)
Tech leader says DOGE has Washington ‘inspired and fired up’
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ ServiceNow Chief Executive Officer Bill McDermott believes the federal government should run like a best-in-class business: secure, efficient, cost-effective and agile. And for the first time, he senses real momentum pushing the government toward that outcome with the second Trump administration promising efficiency (more…)
Federal Reserve Lending Programs: Nearly Half of Main Street Program Loans Are Fully Repaid, but Losses Have Increased
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System authorized 13 emergency lending programs—known as facilities—to ensure the flow of credit across the economy. To improve oversight of these programs, the Federal Reserve issued seven (more…)