This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Michael J. Keegan A Conversation with Jen Pahlka, Author, Recoding America “Inside government…the digital revolution has played out very differently. Even as our expectations about the immediacy and accuracy of services have skyrocketed, the implementation of laws has (more…)
Better Data Sharing Begins With Dispelling Staff Mistrust
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. Ensuring that employees understand data-sharing agreements and are comfortable with the terminology will build the trust they need to learn to use data effectively, experts say.
The 2023 Hurricane Season Outlook
This post first appeared on Risk Management Monitor. Read the original article. Atlantic hurricane season officially began recently, kicking off a disaster season that will run from June 1 through November 30. According to predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the 2023 hurricane season will consist of 12 to 17 named storms, (more…)
Bringing Federal Retirees Back Might Do More Harm Than Good. Here’s Why.
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. COMMENTARY | There are better ways to build, sustain and grow the federal workforce long-term than rehiring those who have already left it, one writer argues.
Maximizing the defender’s advantage: Five steps cyber leaders can take today
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. Security teams have an inherent advantage over attackers. They know their environments better than anyone. They can monitor those environments, control user activity on their networks and plan and perform preparation training, all in an effort to prevent attacks and drive resilience. This (more…)
Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better: A Conversation with Jennifer Pahlka, author of Recording America
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Broadcast Date: Monday, June 12, 2023 Jennifer Pahlka How did the US government go from being a digital pioneer to a digital laggard? Why do governments need digital, design, and data capabilities in-house? How can the US federal government rebuild its digital (more…)
Nuclear Weapons Cybersecurity: Status of NNSA’s Inventory and Risk Assessment Efforts for Certain Systems
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and its contractors who operate its laboratory and production sites are increasingly integrating digital systems into nuclear weapons and into manufacturing and industrial control processes and operations at sites across the nuclear security enterprise. These (more…)
Weekly Roundup: June 5-9, 2023
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, June 9, 2023 Michael J. Keegan Articles & insights in public management & leadership that we found of interest for the week ending June 9, 2023 VA’s DelBene: Contractors Playing Integral Innovation Role. VA is driving forward the idea that when (more…)
Unprecedented Wildfires Devastate Canada, Leave Eastern U.S. Blanketed in Smoke
This post first appeared on Risk Management Monitor. Read the original article. Wildfire season has started two months early in Canada, and the devastating scale of the blazes is already unprecedented. Over 400 fires have caused roughly 10 million acres of burn damage so far, and have blanketed a wide swath of North America in (more…)
Information Technology Assets: Risk Assessment Actions Could Inform Inventory Activities during Future Disruptions
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. Objective GAO shifted to a remote operating posture to help protect employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. This posed challenges for GAO’s annual inventory of accountable property—which includes Information Technology (IT) assets like laptops, hard drives, scanners, mobile storage devices, and printers. These assets may (more…)