This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. The chair of the Elections Assistance Commission is encouraging individuals to sign up as poll workers.
AI is coming on strong in federal civilian agencies
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. In their quest to modernize systems and improve service delivery, federal agency IT and program staffs are enlisting artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPM). These technologies, different but related, are finding application in a variety of situations, find their way into (more…)
A Space Workforce Initiative Launches Amid Concerns NASA Has Insufficient Staffing for Artemis Moon Missions
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. NASA first identified its failure to plan for its workforce needs over the long term in 2016, but has yet to address the issue.
Weekly Roundup September 5-9, 2022
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, September 9, 2022 Michael J. Keegan Articles & insights in public management and leadership that we have found of interest for the week ending September 9, 2022 Agencies Really Are Missing an Opportunity by Downplaying Performance Information. What’s the best strategy (more…)
Agencies Really Are Missing an Opportunity by Downplaying Performance Information
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, September 9, 2022 John Kamensky Does the federal government keep its promises for improved performance? How would we know? Does anyone really care? Shelley Metzenbaum’s recent article for Government Executive, “A Missed Opportunity,” highlights a conundrum facing government improvement geeks for (more…)
Securing software through its entire lifecycle
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. The rise of DevSecOps across the government over the last few years has shown agencies why they have to think differently about how they secure their supply chains. It’s clear, especially over the last two plus years, managing and mitigating risks to your (more…)
Bank Supervision: Lessons Learned from Remote Supervision during Pandemic Could Inform Future Disruptions
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found To assess challenges that COVID-19 posed to their supervisory missions, the federal banking regulators convened working groups to assess risks related to conducting fully remote bank examinations, among other actions. The regulators are the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit (more…)
Accelerating Government Innovation With Leadership and Stimulus Funding
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Accelerating Government Innovation with Leadership and Stimulus Funding.pdf Jane Wiseman Our Center and many others have written numerous reports about government innovation, including how new innovation roles have focused on technology, data, and digital goals Innovation and data teams have been in (more…)
NASA Lunar Programs: Improved Mission Guidance Needed as Artemis Complexity Grows
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to conduct Artemis missions—a series of missions that will return astronauts to the moon, build a sustainable lunar presence, and ultimately bring humans to Mars—into the 2030s. Artemis Missions and the Number of (more…)
New CISOs come on board at VA, Treasury, Transportation
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. The federal cybersecurity community is seeing an unusual amount of change. In the last five weeks, no fewer than six chief information security officers or deputy CISOs took on new positions across the government. The movement among cyber executives may not be surprising (more…)