This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. The Intelligence Community spends about 70% of its budget — roughly $59 billion in fiscal year 2022 — on contracts with private companies that provide everything from satellites to janitorial services. But IC acquisition is slow, process-oriented and understaffed, all of which delays (more…)

This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) is a multibillion dollar inventory of drugs, vaccines, supplies, and other medical countermeasures that can be used in emergencies. GAO reported in August 2022 that to guide inventory purchases from 2015 through 2019, the Department of (more…)

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, October 14, 2022 Michael J. Keegan Articles & insights in public management & leadership that we have found of interest for the week ending October 14, 2022. The Agile-Policymaking Frontier – Part 1 and 2. Prof. Larry A. Rosenthal, Goldman School (more…)

This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. Supply Chain Risk Management – October 13, 2022 As federal agencies and contractors come to grips with the burden of protecting their software supply chain, understanding who had a hand in the development of their software products has taken on increasing importance. It (more…)

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Dan Chenok Guest Blogger: Larry A. Rosenthal, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley In my previous post, I discussed “agile policymaking” as a vehicle for better government and how agile would be more objective and evidenced-based when (more…)

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Dan Chenok Guest Blogger: Larry A. Rosenthal, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley Just the sound of “making government more agile” summons pleasing images to the civic mind: resilient response to changing conditions; innovation and ingenuity; immediacy (more…)

This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program was created to financially assist businesses in the performing arts and entertainment industries hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Small Business Administration (SBA) approved 73 percent of the 17,328 applications it received for the (more…)

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Broadcast Date:  Monday, October 10, 2022 Dr. Jennifer Bachner What is government analytics? How are U.S. federal government agencies using analytics to achieve outcomes? What challenges do agencies face in expanding the use of analytics? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores (more…)