Re-Imagining a Public Administration Education Part I

Submitted by on Tue, 08/24/2021 - 17:46

(Note:  this post builds on a blog series about developing an agenda for agile government in schools of public affairs.1)

Putting the User First: Interview with Maria Roat, Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer

Submitted by on Thu, 08/19/2021 - 13:34

Maria Roat, deputy federal chief information officer within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) joined me on The Business of Government Hour to share her thoughts and insights on what is next for IT modernization and the role federal IT plays in transforming the lives of its users. Here are edited highlights of our discussion. 

Agile Government: Foundational Skills

Submitted by on Wed, 08/18/2021 - 14:44

(Note:  this post builds on a previous blog in this series about developing an agenda for agile government in schools of public affairs.1)

Using Technology and Analytics to Enhance Stakeholder Engagement in Environmental Decision-Making

Submitted by on Tue, 08/17/2021 - 13:24

Enacted over 50 years ago, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) calls for public participation in the environmental review of proposed actions by U.S. federal agencies. Much has changed in that period from the explosion in technology to the increasing expectation of stakeholders from participation to engagement. 

Mike Stone

Submitted by on Mon, 08/16/2021 - 13:50

Mike is the Global Managing Director in public sector with the Healthcare and Life Sciences group of IBM.

COVID-19’s final phase: How governments can emerge stronger, more resilient

Submitted by on Mon, 08/16/2021 - 13:25

In the 19 months since the World Health Organization announced a peculiar coronavirus-related pneumonia in Wuhan, China, COVID-19 has turned families, businesses, and communities upside-down and inside-out. And also governments. From the US to the UK, from France to the Philippines, and from South Korea to South Africa, they were as thrown off-guard as anyone. More so, even. While the rest of us were mere passengers, they were the public-health pilots of an aircraft that had to be designed, engineered, and rebuilt—all in mid-flight.

Jenna Yeager

Submitted by on Mon, 08/16/2021 - 10:42

Jenna Yeager is a retired Natural Resource Specialist whose federal career spanned 33 years in the Bureau of Land Management and nine years in the Forest Service. Beginning as a field forester with BLM in Boise, she progressed to the role of remote sensing training coordinator at the BLM Denver Service Center, followed by 17 years as the GIS/Remote Sensing Coordinator at the BLM Idaho State Office.

Using Technology and Analytics to Enhance Stakeholder Engagement in Environmental Decision-Making

Submitted by on Mon, 08/16/2021 - 10:37

A key provision in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) calls for public participation in the environmental review of proposed actions by federal executive agencies. The law created the Council on Environment Quality (CEQ) and directed individual agencies to implement NEPA in a manner consistent with their respective department and agency missions.

Maria Roat

Submitted by on Mon, 08/16/2021 - 09:34

Maria is the Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of the Chief Information Officer. She was previously the Small Business Administration Chief Information Officer, and served at the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Transportation in a number of technology leadership positions. Maria began her career in the United States Navy as a Data Processing Technician and later worked for the Department of the Navy in various technology and engineering positions.

Maria Roat, Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer, OMB

Submitted by on Mon, 08/16/2021 - 09:34
Broadcast Date: 
Monday, August 16, 2021 - 09:00
Author: 
Maria Roat
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