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…)
Using IT and Data to Meet Mission
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Thursday, June 8, 2023 Michael J. Keegan A Conversation with Dorothy Aronson, CIO & CDO, National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is to promote the progress of science. It promotes the progress of science by investing in research to expand (more…)
The ‘Pay Cliff’ That Could Cripple the Federal Government’s Firefighting Workforce
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. A federal employee union said Wednesday that without a permanent boost to federal wildland firefighters’ pay and benefits, agencies will see a “mass exodus.”
Cybersecurity: Interior Needs to Address Threats to Federal Systems and Critical Infrastructure
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found Malicious threat actors continue to present risks to federal systems and the nation’s critical infrastructure. Such attacks can result in serious harm to human safety, the environment, and the economy. The table below describes common cyber threat actors. Common Cyber Threat (more…)
Opening the Aperture and Leveraging New and Emerging Shared Services
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Dan Chenok Shared services in the Federal Government have focused primarily on traditional “back office” functions of financial management, human resources, acquisition, and technology related functions. More recently, grants and cyber security services have been added as part (more…)
It’s Been 6-Plus Years Without a Permanent Head of Governmentwide Financial Management
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. The last presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed controller at the Office of Management and Budget left in January 2017.
Using Technology and Data to Meet Mission: A Conversation with Dorothy Aronson, Chief Information Officer/Chief Data Officer, National Science Foundation.
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Broadcast Date: Monday, June 5, 2023 Dorothy Aronson What is the IT strategy for the National Science Foundation (NSF)? How is it modernizing its IT? What is NSF doing to secure its systems and infrastructure? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores (more…)
Humans of Public Service – One Year In and Many More to Come!
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, June 2, 2023 Dan Chenok One year ago, an entrepreneurial government leader Brian Whittaker started an initiative called “Humans of Public Service.” Brian — who also successful leads change in his day job as Chief Innovation officer at the Federal Deposit (more…)